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Trump raised the temperature again with a fresh Iran deadline and warnings of overwhelming force. The rhetoric was extreme, and markets treated it as immediate macro risk. To be precise, widely cited reports quote Trump saying Iran could be destroyed “in one night” if no deal is reached, not

On April 13, spot Bitcoin ETFs saw net outflows of $291 million, with Fidelity’s FBTC experiencing the largest outflow at $229 million. Products that recorded net inflows included BlackRock’s IBIT, Bitwise’s BITB, and Morgan Stanley’s MSBT.

According to OnchainLens monitoring, on April 14, a whale that opened a short position of 255 BTC increased its BTC and ETH short positions. Its current unrealized loss is over $4 million, its cumulative loss is over $66.19 million, and the value of the BTC and ETH it holds is $76.70 million and $24.40 million, respectively.

Gate News message: On April 14, according to on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain, influenced by the market rebound trend, a whale address associated with a certain crypto financial services provider currently holds a long position of 120k ETH (about $283.5 million) and 700 BTC (about $52 million), with total unrealized gains exceeding $36 million.

MicroStrategy announces it has increased its holdings of $1 billion worth of Bitcoin. Its total holdings now reach 780,897 BTC, and the fundraising is fully sold out through the preferred stock STRC. Founder Saylor stated that Bitcoin only needs an annual growth rate of more than 2.05% to cover dividends, avoiding dilution of common stock. This strategy demonstrates the company’s innovation in asset allocation and attracts other companies to imitate it.

On April 13, Bitcoin rose from its early-session low of 70,741 to trade as high as $74,900 during the session, approaching the $75,000 level. The main drivers came from two directions: after Trump ordered the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, traders began to view Bitcoin as a geopolitical hedge asset; and a massive net short position that had been building as funding rates stayed persistently negative was met with liquidation, triggering a chain of liquidations totaling millions of dollars near the $70,000 support level.

Strategy acquired 13,927 bitcoin for $1 billion, increasing its total holdings to 780,897 BTC. This purchase, at an average price of $71,902, results in a total investment of ~$59.02 billion, achieving a BTC Yield of 5.6% YTD 2026.

Gate News: Onchain Lens, a blockchain analyst, reported on April 14 that BlackRock withdrew 2,004 BTC from a certain CEX within the past 7 hours, worth approximately $145 million.

According to analyst monitoring, on April 14, a whale trader stopped out 2,567.49 BTC when the market was rising, resulting in a loss of about $5 million due to geopolitical factors that affected the original plan. He previously profited $21.76 million in March, and now he has decided to temporarily stop trading.

2026-04-13 22:45 to 2026-04-13 23:00 (UTC), the BTC price recorded a +0.49% return, rapidly fluctuating within the 74148.0 to 74741.9 USDT range, with a swing of 0.80%. During the anomaly window, market attention increased; spot and derivatives trading became active, and volatility intensified. The main driver behind this anomaly is that sustained net inflows into ETFs strengthen buy-side demand in the spot market, while long positions in the derivatives market add leverage; overall, the funding rate remains biased to the upside. BTC perpetual contract open interest rose in tandem, indicating leverage as well

Gate News bot message, Gate market data shows, BTC is up 5.06% over the past 24 hours, and the current price is 74134.5 USDT.

2026-04-13 22:00 to 2026-04-13 22:15 (UTC), the BTC price fluctuated upward within 15 minutes, with a return of +0.77%. The high and low prices in the range were between 73178.0 and 73899.0 USDT, and the amplitude was 0.99%. During the event, market attention increased, volatility slightly intensified, and overall sentiment leaned positive. The main driver behind this price deviation was active spot market buy orders stepping in, which pushed the BTC price higher in the short term. The number of active addresses on-chain remained at a high level, reflecting an increase in genuine trading demand. Trading volume was higher than in the previous period,

Gate News bot 消息，Gate 行情显示，BTC 突破 74000 USDT，现价 74164 USDT。