Data: Over the past 24 hours, the total liquidation across the network was $112 million, with long positions liquidated at $54.73 million and short positions at $57.295 million.

DWF Labs co-founder: The current market is boring but it hasn’t gone away—there are still plenty of opportunities for builders and investors

DWF Labs co-founder Andrei Grachev said the market is currently in a “very boring” phase, with genuinely valuable activity taking place quietly. He advised investors to stay patient, wait for better timing, and noted that retail investors should respond rationally to market volatility—continue learning and staying engaged.

BTC analyst Killa: By comparing historical cycles, BTC could see another round of downside before it establishes a true bottom

Gate News message, on April 11, BTC analyst Killa posted that when comparing all prior Bitcoin cycles, each cycle includes a final selloff that ends with a capitulation-style bottom. In this cycle, the time when the peak occurred was earlier than in previous cycles. Killa noted that if history repeats itself, BTC may still see another wave of declines before a true bottom is established.

BTC 15-minute drop of 0.45%: spot selling pressure led the move, and leveraged funds stayed on the sidelines, without worsening volatility

2026-04-11 13:00 to 13:15 (UTC), BTC recorded a short-term return of -0.45%, with a price range of 72526.3 to 72935.7 USDT, and the 15-minute swing amplitude was 0.56%. Overall market attention remains at a high level. Volatility is not extremely elevated, but downward pressure is clear, and disagreement between long and short positions in the short term has intensified. The main driving force behind this abnormal move is active sell pressure in the spot market. During this period, the combined total trading volume of the spot market and perpetual futures increased month-over-month by about 12%. Order book data shows a slight rise in resting sell orders, faster cancellations of buy orders, and short-term liquidity tightening, triggering

Passive BTC Earnings Made Simple: Bitcoin Everlight Phase 5 Shards Now Available for $100

Earning Bitcoin passively used to sound like something reserved for people with deep pockets, technical expertise, or industrial mining setups. Phase 5 of the Bitcoin Everlight presale just made that assumption obsolete. For $100 worth of BTCL tokens, anyone can now activate a shard and start

Under the Iran-U.S. conflict, the Bitcoin market is currently splitting: institutions continue to buy, while whales and mining firms are accelerating their sell-offs

Amid the impact of the U.S.-Iran geopolitical conflict, the Bitcoin market has diverged: institutional investors continue to accumulate Bitcoin, while whales, mining firms, and some countries are reducing their holdings. Data shows that large holders have shifted to net selling, mining firms’ sell-offs have been significant, and sovereign holders have also clearly cut exposure. Despite muted market sentiment, the price of Bitcoin has held in the $65k to $73k range, and its future direction will depend on continued inflows of institutional capital.

CME Bitcoin futures open interest falls to $8.41 billion, hitting a 14-month low

Chicago Mercantile Exchange bitcoin futures open interest fell to a 14-month low. Driven by the unwinding of basis trades, institutions are leaning toward directly holding spot, and the leverage level in the futures market has dropped significantly.