ChainCatcher reports that, according to Coinglass data, if ETH drops below $2,020, the total liquidation strength of long positions on major CEXs will reach $1.337 billion. Conversely, if ETH breaks above $2,231, the total liquidation strength of short positions on major CEXs will reach $435 million.

On March 4, 2026, from 20:45 to 21:00 (UTC), ETH experienced a 1.02% decline in return over 15 minutes, with price fluctuations ranging from 2149.69 to 2174.09 USDT, and an amplitude of 1.12%. Market attention increased during this period, volatility intensified, attracting a large amount of short-term capital participation, and investor caution significantly heightened. The main driving force behind this anomaly was large on-chain holders transferring substantial amounts of ETH to trading platforms and executing sell operations, leading to short-term selling pressure. Whale concentrated selling behavior tends to amplify price fluctuations in a market environment with low liquidity.

ChainCatcher reports that, according to Coinglass data, if ETH drops below $2,050, the total liquidation strength of long positions on major CEXs will reach $786 million. Conversely, if ETH breaks above $2,261, the total liquidation strength of short positions on major CEXs will reach $407 million.

BlockBeats News, March 5th, according to HyperInsight monitoring, "Brother Ma Ji" Huang Licheng's ETH long position increased to 6,050 coins, approximately $13 million, with a current unrealized profit of $670,000. The average entry price is $2,039.93, and the liquidation price is $2,012.1.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that, according to Lookonchain monitoring, as the crypto market rises, the whale associated with Matrixport holding 120,000 ETH and 650 BTC long positions has an unrealized profit of over $22 million.

From 15:45 to 16:00 on March 4, 2026 (UTC), the ETH price experienced a significant anomaly, with a K-line return of +1.09%. The price range fluctuated between 2126.16 and 2158.9 USDT, with an amplitude of 1.54%. Short-term volatility intensified during this period, attracting market attention, with trading volume and sentiment rising simultaneously. The main drivers of this anomaly were large on-chain whale purchases and continuous net inflows of ETF funds. Specifically, on March 3, a whale exchanged 99.5 BTC for 33

Gate News bot message, Gate market display, ETH breaks through 2150 USDT, now priced at 2152 USDT.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that according to Coinglass data, in the past 1 hour, the total liquidations across the entire network reached $113 million, including $102 million in short positions, $10.86 million in long positions, with BTC liquidations totaling $76.74 million and ETH liquidations reaching $34.57 million.

On March 4, 2026, from 15:15 to 15:30 (UTC), ETH achieved a return of +2.38% within 15 minutes, with a price range of 2088.93-2144.2 USDT and an amplitude of 2.65%. Trading volume significantly increased in a short period, market attention heightened, volatility intensified, and funds rapidly flowed into mainstream assets, with short-term activity clearly rising. The main drivers of this movement are the inflow of global macro risk-averse funds and continuous net inflows from ETF institutional investors. Escalating geopolitical conflicts in the Middle East have driven funds toward gold and cryptocurrencies, with ETH and BTC as the mainstream assets.

ChainCatcher News, U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis stated during a live CNBC broadcast, "You walk into a bank, and they can provide you with both fiat currency services like the US dollar and digital asset services like Bitcoin. This will create the financial services industry of the 21st century." Influenced by this news, BTC broke through $72,000, with a 24-hour increase of 6.95%; ETH broke through $2,100, with a 24-hour increase of 7%.