A major Ethereum whale, after holding for 4 years, unstaked and sold 7,302 ETH at $2,073 each, making a profit of $5.33 million. Previously, they deposited 6,442 ETH at $1,522 each and earned 860 ETH in staking rewards.

2026-03-26 15:00 to 15:15 (UTC), ETH's return over 15 minutes was -0.81%, with price fluctuations between 2058.1 and 2076.69 USDT, a volatility of 0.90%. Market volatility intensified, with rapid downward movement in a short period, drawing high attention from mainstream investors to capital outflows and market liquidity changes. The main driver of this movement is the continuous large net outflows from ETH spot ETFs over several days. On March 26, 2026, the net outflow exceeded $40 million, with total ETF outflows surpassing $234 million, directly contributing to the decline.

BlockBeats News, March 26 — According to Onchain Lens monitoring, whale 0x049 shorted 577.34 BTC (worth $40 million) with 20x leverage and 19,344.8 ETH (worth $40 million).

Gate News reports that on March 26, according to the on-chain analysis platform Lookonchain, a whale with the address bc1pvu bought an additional 100 BTC five hours ago, worth approximately $6.99 million. Data shows that over the past six months, this whale has accumulated a total of 1,046 BTC, spending about $72.78 million, with an average purchase price of around $92,258 per BTC. At current market prices, this whale's holdings are unrealized at a loss of approximately $23.72 million.

Gate News reports that on March 26, according to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens monitoring, a whale with the address 0x049 opened short positions simultaneously with 577.34 BTC (approximately $40 million) and 19,344.8 ETH (approximately $40 million) using 20x leverage. The total short position amounted to about $80 million.

BlockBeats News, March 26 — According to Lookonchain monitoring, whale bc1pvu bought another 100 BTC (worth $6.99 million) five hours ago. Over the past six months, this whale has purchased a total of 1,046 BTC (worth $72.78 million), at an average price of $92,258, currently with an unrealized loss of $23.72 million.

BlockBeats News, March 26 — According to Hyperinsight monitoring, in the past half hour, a whale starting with 0x1e9 completely closed its short positions in GOLD (gold) and SILVER (silver), with a total closing volume of approximately $2.61 million, recording a profit of about $120,000. This short position was opened early this morning. Taking advantage of the intraday decline in precious metals, this address chose to close the position at the right time to lock in gains. The holding period from opening to closing was about 15 hours.

On March 26, due to a decline in BTC prices, a large whale with an address starting with 0x965 was liquidated, totaling 125 BTC, with a loss of approximately $8.69 million. The same address was also liquidated twice in ETH long positions three hours earlier, losing about $270,000. The total liquidation across both rounds exceeded $14.2 million.

According to Hyperinsight monitoring, on March 26, the S&P 500 experienced a total liquidation of $11.7 million, ranking third, mainly from an address on Hyperliquid. The liquidation was caused by a short-term drop in BTC affecting margin, resulting in the liquidation of 1,779.8 long positions with a loss of approximately $195,000.

Chainlink (LINK) experienced its first bullish candle in March 2026 after six months of decline, indicating an improvement in market sentiment. Whales and medium-sized holder addresses continue to add positions, and institutional demand remains steadily increasing, suggesting a growing willingness for medium- to long-term capital accumulation. Reduced supply and increased on-chain accumulation alleviate selling pressure. LINK is approaching a key support zone; holding this level could signal a reversal. However, macroeconomic uncertainties may still limit the upside potential.