On March 22, per Coinglass data, total network liquidations hit $183 million over the past hour, with $174 million in long liquidations and $8.88 million in short liquidations. Bitcoin futures contracts saw $83.28 million in liquidations, while Ethereum futures reached $60.34 million.

March 22: Ethereum has fallen 3.5% in the past 15 minutes, per HTX market data, and is now trading at $2074.

March 22 — Bitcoin dropped 1.91% in the past 15 minutes, breaking below two key psychological support levels: $70k and $69k, per HTX Market Data. It was last trading at $68,894.

March 22 (AXIOS) — U.S. officials and a source familiar with the matter said Wednesday that after three weeks of fighting, the Trump administration has begun preliminary talks on the conflict’s next phase and potential peace negotiations with Iran. President Trump said Friday he is considering a “gradual end” to the war, but U.S. officials expect fighting to continue for another two to three weeks. His advisors, meanwhile, are pushing to prepare for diplomatic mediation. Sources noted Trump envoys Jared Kushner and Wietelkov are involved in discussions about potential diplomatic paths. Any war-ending agreement must include reopening the Strait of Hormuz, addressing Iran’s highly enriched uranium stockpile, and reaching a long-term deal on Iran’s nuclear program, ballistic missiles, and support for regional proxies. Other sources added that while messages have been relayed between the U.S. and Iran via Egypt, Qatar, and the U.K., there has been no direct contact between the two

As of March 21, the CME FedWatch Tool indicates the Federal Reserve has a 6.2% probability of hiking rates by 25 basis points in April, while the likelihood of holding rates steady stands at 93.8%.

On March 21st, per monitoring from HyperInsight (https://t.me/HyperInsight), the "Long-Term BTC Short" whale (0x5d2f4) canceled a $50,525 "buy the dip" BTC limit order on Hyperliquid (https://app.hyperliquid.xyz/join/NTOD). The whale still plans to purchase 50 BTC if Bitcoin falls to $53,525. This whale initially opened a 20x leveraged short position of 499.91 BTC at $111,499.3. It has now fully closed that position, realizing a total profit of $61.34 million across the entire cycle.