A certain whale withdrew 6000 ETH from Kraken after 6 months of silence

March 13th — Per Bloomberg, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino has named the U.S. central to the firm’s expansion strategy, securing backing from allies of the Trump administration including banker Howard Lutnick (a long-time Tether supporter, whose family firm has also invested in the company). Tether rolled out a new token in the U.S. market this January and has ramped up lobbying efforts in Washington. Meanwhile, the company is courting global investors, targeting a $5 trillion valuation to become one of the world’s most valuable private firms. Ardoino noted Tether aims to wrap up a full audit by late 2026 and is in discussions with the Big Four accounting firms. Last year, the company reported over $10 billion in profit, holding roughly $122 billion in U.S. Treasury securities — making it the 17th largest global holder of such assets. Additionally, Tether is pushing its compliant token USAT in the U.S. market and has made 140+ investments across AI, energy, and brain-machine interfa

March 13th — According to monitoring from HyperInsight (via its Telegram channel: https://t.me/HyperInsight), on February 28th (the day the US-Iran war officially erupted in the form of airstrikes), a whale wallet with the prefix 0x45b opened a 20x leveraged short position on BTC. The initial entry price was $63,810, with a position size of 35 BTC (roughly $2.25 million at entry). Since then, the market has seen heavy volatility, though BTC has trended upward overall. Over this period, the wallet attempted to lower its average entry price by continuously adding to the position—growing the position size to $6.5 million while the average entry price rose to $65,672 (due to BTC’s upward momentum). As of press time, with BTC prices continuing to climb, this short position holds an unrealized loss of $580,000 (a 180% loss), and its liquidation price is set at $75,586.

On March 13, CoinGlass noted in a post: "Following recent liquidations, leverage is rebuilding again. Open interest has now climbed to roughly 88,000 BTC—though not yet at extreme levels, volatility 'fuel' is clearly making a comeback. The more leverage accumulates, the larger potential price swings could be."

March 13 — Per HyperInsight monitoring (https://t.me/HyperInsight), 6 whales (holding over $1 million in assets) on Hyperliquid (https://app.hyperliquid.xyz/join/NTOD) pre-positioned in XYZ100 (Nasdaq 100 perpetual contracts) ahead of the U.S. January PCE Price Index release. The largest position is held by a wallet address starting with 0x9e8. Currently, this address holds a 20x-leveraged short position in XYZ100 with a size of $13.56 million, an average entry price of $24,723, and an unrealized profit of $127,000 (18%). This marks the first time the address has significantly expanded its holdings of on-chain U.S. stock contracts; previously, its activity centered on long positions in BTC and ETH. It also holds a $3.7 million long position in CL (WTI crude oil). In related news, the U.S. is set to publish the January PCE Price Index. Market consensus forecasts PCE to rise 2.9% year-over-year, with core PCE seen growing 3.1% year-over-year. If core PCE year-over-year growth reach

On March 13, CoinDesk analyst James Van Straten noted in an article that Bitcoin has topped $71,500 and outperformed the U.S. stock market—despite a stronger U.S. dollar, elevated oil prices, and the U.S.-Iran conflict now in its third week. A stronger dollar tends to tighten global financial conditions, typically pressuring risk assets like stocks and cryptocurrencies. Elevated oil prices have amplified inflation concerns and lifted market expectations for interest rate hikes, which would erode the appeal of these assets. Bitcoin has continued to show resilience, ranking among the top-performing macro assets since the U.S.-Iran conflict began.

As of March 13, per HTX market data, the TRUMP token has climbed above $3.7, currently trading at $3.774 with a 24-hour gain of 32.51%. Previous reports noted that Trump will host a grand luncheon for TRUMP token holders, featuring himself and 18 "superstars" in attendance. The TRUMP token team has positioned the event as a global crypto and business conference. Eligibility runs from March 12 to April 10, 2026. To qualify, holders must meet two requirements: a time-weighted average holding of the token, plus verified eligible purchases of Trump-branded sneakers, watches, or fragrances. The top 297 eligible holders will attend the April 25 luncheon at Mar-a-Lago. The top 29 ranked holders will also join a special VIP reception and champagne toast, where they’ll share the stage with President Trump and other superstar guests.