「ETH Whale」 Increases Long Position by 400 BTC in 7 Hours, Holding $140 Million ETH Long

On March 3rd, per HTX market data, Bitcoin slipped below $68,000, with its 24-hour percentage change narrowing to 1.66%.

March 3: Israeli military says it is currently conducting simultaneous attacks on both Tehran and Beirut.

On March 3, OnchainLens monitoring data reveals two newly created wallet addresses collectively received 1,124.57 BTC from BitGo—valued at roughly $77.09 million. - The "bc1qy" wallet received 726.08 BTC (≈$49.46 million); - The "bc1qk" wallet received 398.49 BTC (≈$27.63 million).

March 3rd — Per Lookonchain monitoring, the thomasg.eth address sold 10,000 ETH at an average price of $1,995 over the past 30 minutes (roughly $19.95M) to repay its Aave debt.

March 3 Middle East tensions escalated and expectations of surging energy costs spurred risk aversion across global markets. **Asia-Pacific Market Turmoil** South Korea’s benchmark KOSPI index plunged as much as 5.6% in Tuesday trading—its biggest single-day drop since November 2023—triggering a circuit breaker that temporarily paused algorithmic trading. The South Korean won slid 1.9% against the U.S. dollar, its steepest single-day decline since May 2023. Pressure rippled through regional markets: Japan’s Nikkei 225 dropped roughly 2.5%, while the MSCI Asia Pacific Index posted its largest two-day drop since April 2023. U.S. and European stock index futures also fell, with markets bracing for higher volatility. **Sector Moves in South Korea** Tech giants led losses: Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix each fell more than 6%. Aviation and auto sectors weakened, while defense stocks surged—Hanwha Aerospace and LIG Nex1 each rose over 25%. Energy stocks held up relatively we

March 3rd, former U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted: "Our medium-to-high level ammunition reserves have never been fuller or more top-of-the-line. As someone told me today, we have an almost unlimited supply of this weaponry. These reserves are better than any other country’s top-tier gear—we can ‘go on forever’ and win very handsomely. For top-end weaponry, we’re well stocked but not yet at ideal levels. A huge amount of additional top-notch gear is stored overseas for our use. SLEEPY JOE spends all his time and our country’s money giving everything to Ukraine’s Zelensky!—worth hundreds of billions of dollars!—and as he gives away so much top-end equipment for free, he hasn’t even thought about replenishing stocks. Fortunately, I rebuilt the military in my first term and am still at it. America is now well stocked and ready to win big!!!"