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On March 13, Binance will launch Katana (KAT) spot trading and add a SeedTag.

March 13th: A wallet linked to Trend Research (under Yee Finance) borrowed ETH via Aave, transferred it to Binance, and shorted 27,000 ETH—worth roughly $57.1 million. Yee Finance, known for pumping ETH and taking large personal long positions, bought ~658,100 ETH at an average price of ~$3,104 between last year and early this year. It liquidated that position on February 8th at ~$2,058, posting a loss of ~$688 million. When Trend Research closed its position on February 6th, Yee Finance was spotted near Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay that afternoon, staying until around 10 PM with no unusual behavior. On March 10th, Yee Finance took to social media again: “The speed of AI development and the anxiety are terrifying. Going back to crypto’s core principles: First, any ETH price below $2,000 is a buying opportunity—both short and long positions have a high success rate. Second, per cycle theory, this year is a strong bottom opportunity, ideal for prepping new capital and platforms.”

On March 13, Binance Alpha will launch Katana (KAT) via its 7th Prime Sale Pre-TGE. The subscription window runs from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM on March 16. Eligible users must use Alpha Points to participate.

EmberCN monitoring data shows that on March 13th, a wallet tied to Trend Research (Yihua affiliate) borrowed ETH via Aave (decentralized lending protocol), transferred the funds to Binance, and shorted 27,000 ETH—valued at approximately $57.11 million—roughly 4 hours ago.

March 13 – Oil prices swung wildly in early trading today, per Bitget market data. Brent crude briefly neared $100/bbl, WTI hit ~$98/bbl, and both have since pulled back to $97.4 and $95.1/bbl, respectively. Earlier this Monday, Brent surged to nearly $100/bbl before tumbling below the threshold. Previously, the U.S. Treasury was weighing measures to cool oil prices, including futures market intervention. The Trump administration has temporarily permitted countries to buy Russian crude stranded at sea amid urgent efforts to stabilize global energy markets. It also announced Wednesday it would release oil from strategic reserves to head off a price shock. CME Group’s chief warned the administration that trying to lower oil prices via derivatives market intervention during tensions with Iran could spark an “epic disaster.” Still, wild price swings have fueled market speculation the Treasury may have intervened—though the department has declined to comment on the chatter. Right now,

Per on-chain analyst Ai Auntie (@ai_9684xtpa) on March 13, a whale accumulating ETH since March 11 withdrew another 10,421 ETH from Kraken 9 hours ago—valued at roughly $21.59 million. Over the past three days, the address has amassed 73,744.98 ETH total, with 63,324.36 ETH withdrawn earlier. Its current ETH holdings are worth $152 million, at an average withdrawal price of $2,072.2, leaving an unrealized gain of ~$4.04 million.