Radiant Capital Hacker spent 5.836 million DAI to buy 1482 ETH

ETH breaks through $2,200; a whale liquidates a $22 million short position with a stop loss, resulting in a stop-loss loss of $1.47 million

Gate News, April 8, according to monitoring by Hyperinsight, the ETH price broke above $2,200. Around 3:00 this morning, a certain whale opened an ETH short position worth $22 million. As the coin price rose, the short position came under pressure; the whale closed the position to cut losses, ultimately recording a loss of $1.47 million. At present, the whale has a buy order for 5,000 ETH, with the order price set at $2,229.

BlackRock withdrew 2,607 BTC and 28,391 ETH from a certain CEX, for a total value of approximately $237 million

Gate News message: On April 8, according to monitoring by Onchain Lens, BlackRock withdrew 2,607 BTC from a certain CEX, worth approximately $178 million. It also withdrew 28,391 ETH, worth approximately $59 million.

Trader “set 10 big targets first,” closed BTC and ETH long positions, with cumulative profits exceeding $12 million

Gate News message, April 8, the trader "set 10 big goals first" (@Jason60704294) disclosed on social media that he has closed out his BTC and ETH long positions, choosing to take profit and exit. In this trade, his 4x leverage long on BTC generated a profit of about $12.12 million, and his 2x leverage long on ETH generated a profit of about $728k, for a total profit of more than $12 million.

ETH drops 0.97% in 15 minutes: Large capital flows concentrated into exchanges and a surge in derivatives short positions converge, triggering a pullback

From 23:30 to 23:45 on April 7, 2026 (UTC), ETH’s return in the span of 15 minutes recorded -0.97%. The price range was 2241.48–2273.25 USDT, and the amplitude reached 1.40%. During this period, the market saw significant volatility; trading activity declined and risk appetite shifted toward defense, drawing widespread attention from the market. The primary drivers behind this unusual move were large capital transitioning into and then concentrating inflows into exchanges, as well as the synchronous increase in short positions in the derivatives market, which amplified spot sell pressure. On-chain data shows that, during this stage, the total large-amount inflows of ETH into exchanges exceeded 120,000 coins, accompanied by…

ETH breaks through 2250 USDT

Gate News bot message, Gate price chart shows that ETH has broken through 2250 USDT, and the current price is 2250.66 USDT.

ETH jumps 1.92% in a 15-minute surge: major holders accumulate in bulk and exchange liquidity dries up in tandem to drive the rise

2026-04-07 22:45 to 2026-04-07 23:00 (UTC), the ETH spot price gained +1.92% over 15 minutes, rising from 2176.26 USDT to 2219.85 USDT, with an intraday swing of 2.00% during the period. Market attention increased in the short term, and volatility intensity clearly intensified. The current unusual move quickly sparked widespread attention on-chain and among exchange fund flows. The main drivers behind this unusual move are concentrated net buying by top whale addresses and exchange balances falling to historical lows, which together boosted price elasticity. Data shows,