On-Chain Data

Gate News Report, March 8 — Circle Global Market Head Peter Schroeder cited Enterprise Onchain data showing that over the past nine months, AI agents have completed 140 million payments with a total transaction volume of $43 million. Among these, 98.6% of transactions were settled in USDC, with an average transaction amount of $0.31. Currently, the number of AI agents with purchasing power has exceeded 400,000.

Ethereum is about to undergo a major upgrade, and the market is highly focused on it. However, short-selling firm Culper Research believes that the Ethereum economic model is failing and warns of a potential "death spiral." They point out that a significant drop in transaction fees and shrinking staking rewards will impact network security. The report also mentions Vitalik Buterin selling Ethereum and questions the market fundamentals, suggesting that Ethereum is facing a new reality.

On March 7th, Bitcoin spot ETFs experienced a total net outflow of $349 million, with none of the twelve ETFs showing net inflows. Fidelity FBTC and BlackRock IBIT had net outflows of $159 million and $143 million respectively. Currently, the total net asset value of Bitcoin spot ETFs is $87.075 billion.

Aptos has experienced significant growth over the last three months, driven by low transaction fees attracting users and developers. Processing over 10 million daily transactions, it offers competitive advantages for high-frequency applications, potentially drawing more decentralized apps and users.

From 02:45 to 03:00 on March 8, 2026 (UTC), ETH prices fluctuated sharply within the range of 1,936.0 to 1,969.18 USDT. The 15-minute candlestick yield was -1.36%, with an amplitude of 1.68%. The short-term downtrend intensified, market attention significantly increased, trading activity was high, and panic sentiment dominated. The main driver of this anomaly was the widespread decline in global risk assets and escalating extreme panic sentiment. Major US stock indices experienced a sharp pullback, and the VIX fear index soared to 29.49 (+24.17%), leading to

2026-03-08 02:45 to 03:00 (UTC), Bitcoin (BTC) price candlestick data shows a 15-minute return of -0.71%, with the lowest at 66,837.0 USDT and the highest at 67,402.7 USDT, with an amplitude of 0.84%. Short-term volatility has attracted market attention, with on-chain risk signals rising to 0.84, above the historical average, indicating cautious investor sentiment and increased market fluctuations. The main driver of this anomaly is the US February employment data, which significantly underperformed expectations, with a sharp decrease in new jobs and the unemployment rate rising to 4.4%, combined with the US

Gate News Report, March 8 — According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, Ethereum co-founder Jeffrey Wilcke allegedly sold 79,258.61 ETH yesterday (March 7), worth $157 million. After 7 months, this address became active again, transferring a large amount of ETH to a certain CEX through 4 addresses. Currently, the address still holds 27,421.73 ETH, with a total value of $54.37 million.

Boundless officially released a progress report on March 7, stating that its network is the largest decentralized ZK proof network, with throughput increased by 80-100 times, and daily proof capability exceeding 400 trillion times. At the same time, several mainstream chains such as Citrea and Wormhole have integrated with Boundless, and new positions for Vice President of Engineering and Protocol Engineer have been added.

Cryptocurrency market analyst Axel pointed out that in early March, Bitcoin saw an outflow of 47,700 coins within a week, reaching a nearly one-year high, especially on March 4th with an outflow of 31,900 coins, mainly related to large holders transferring to cold wallets. Meanwhile, stablecoins experienced a shift from net inflow to net outflow, reflecting a closed-loop of capital operations.

Open interest is a key indicator of trader participation and confidence in derivatives trading platforms. In the last 30 days, total open interest in perp DEXs has increased by over $1.5 billion, with Hyperliquid leading at a $1.01 billion rise. Dreamcash saw significant percentage growth, increasing by 130%. The competition among mid-tier perp DEXs remains intense, indicating a heated market ahead of Q2.

Gate News Report, on March 7th, on-chain analyst Yu Yan monitored that ParaFi Capital staked 70 million SKY tokens, which were reclaimed yesterday (March 6th), about 4 hours ago, worth approximately $5 million.

This week, the cryptocurrency industry received positive news from Wall Street, but Bitcoin's price fell from $74,000 to $69,000, with a market cap evaporating approximately $110 billion. The strength of the US dollar and macroeconomic factors are putting pressure on risk assets. Short-term holders are taking profits, increasing selling pressure, but the US spot Bitcoin ETF recorded net inflows, indicating an improvement in the funding environment.

Gate News Report, March 7th, Arkham monitoring shows that approximately 10 hours ago, Grayscale transferred 1628 ETH (worth $3.29 million) and 264.974 BTC (worth $18.31 million) to a certain CEX address.

Solana stablecoin transfers reached $650B in February, more than doubling the previous record set in October. Analysts say stablecoins are driving blockchain payment demand as usage expands across networks with strong transaction capacity. Solana ranks second in circulating USD Coin

Gate News bot message, according to the March 6 update, Bitcoin ETFs recorded a daily net outflow of 1,697 BTC (valued at $116.94 million), while maintaining a 7-day net inflow of 13,014 BTC (valued at $896.69 million). Ethereum ETFs showed a daily net outflow of 3,185 ETH (valued at $6.34 million),

Gate News Report, March 6 — According to Whale Alert monitoring, the USDC Treasury just minted 250 million USDC on the Solana chain, worth approximately $250 million.

From 13:45 to 14:00 on March 6, 2026 (UTC), ETH experienced a significant fluctuation, with a short-term decline of 1.53%. The price fluctuated sharply between 2019.21 and 2051.26 USDT, with an amplitude of 1.56%. High-frequency sell orders surged, market attention spiked, trading volume increased, and the divergence between bulls and bears intensified. Market sentiment became more cautious. The main driving force behind this fluctuation was large investors and whale accounts reducing their positions after a short-term rebound, leading to a rapid release of large sell orders and triggering short-term selling pressure in the market. On the ETF front, holdings

On 2026-03-06 from 13:45 to 14:00 (UTC), the price of Bitcoin (BTC) experienced a -1.23% return over 15 minutes, with a price range of 69,219.0 to 70,086.3 USDT, and an amplitude of 1.24%. Trading activity significantly increased in a short period, with the market focusing on intense volatility and a resurgence of risk sentiment. The main drivers of this anomaly are continuous outflows of on-chain whale funds and large-scale leveraged long liquidations in the derivatives market. According to on-chain data, whale withdrawals reached as high as 16,972 BTC in a single day, Whales O

Gate News reports that on March 6, according to Arkham monitoring, BlackRock just transferred a total of 2,750 BTC, worth approximately $194 million, to an institutional custody address through its Bitcoin ETF IBIT. There may be further transaction activities following this transfer.

Gate News Report, March 6th, according to Arkham monitoring, BlackRock ETHA address deposited 12,397 ETH to a CEX, worth 25.59 million USD.