ChainCatcher news, investor Shorooq Partners issued a statement clarifying: the decline was not due to a hacker attack or team sell-off, but triggered by large-scale forced liquidations, which subsequently led to panic selling during low liquidity periods. Shorooq emphasized that its position as a long-term equity investor remains unchanged and publicly disclosed relevant wallet addresses to prove transparency. Some analyses pointed out that this crash was caused by leverage requirements and forced changes at certain levels, while the lack of decentralized exchange market makers exacerbated the issue.Earlier news indicated that before the sharp drop in the price of OM, a wallet suspected to belong to Shorooq Partners, an investment firm in the Middle East, received a transfer of 2 million OM.

ChainCatcher news, Laser Digital stated on social media, "We want to directly respond to recent speculation regarding Laser Digital's involvement in the price fluctuations of OM (Mantra). Laser has no connection to the recent price drop of OM. The claims on social media linking Laser to 'investor sell-offs' are incorrect and misleading.We have publicly marked some on-chain transfer records of OM related to the Laser wallet. We clearly state: Laser has not deposited any OM tokens to OKX. The wallet mentioned in relation to OKX is not Laser's wallet.We are aligned with our partners, and our core OM investment remains locked. We have no interest in pressuring the token or undermining the project's stability. Transparency is important."ChainCatcher previously reported that, according to Lookonchain monitoring, at least 17 wallets deposited 43.6 million OM (worth $227 million at the time) into exchanges before the OM crash, accounting for 4.5% of the circulating supply. According to Arkham's tagging, two of these addresses are associated with Laser Digital. Laser Digital is a strategic investor in MANTRA.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi, the yield on Japan's 30-year government bonds rose to a 21-year high on Wednesday, as investors sold off the most liquid bonds to raise cash amid a market meltdown triggered by U.S. trade tariffs.As the stock market and oil prices plummeted, the yield on 30-year Japanese bonds peaked at 2.785%, the highest level since August 2004, rising 22 basis points during the day to 2.715%. Katsuji Inadome, a senior strategist at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management, said, "The yield on ultra-long-term bonds has risen to levels exceeding those before Trump announced the tariffs, it's like a panic sell-off." The Bank of Japan, the Ministry of Finance, and the Financial Services Agency will hold a meeting of senior officials starting at 15:00 Beijing time to discuss issues in the financial markets.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, under the backdrop of President Trump's insistence on increasing tariffs, has triggered a new round of digital asset sell-offs, further dimming hopes that a trade war might be avoided.On Wednesday, Ethereum fell more than 6%, hitting its lowest intraday level since March 2023, before recovering somewhat. Bitcoin, as the largest cryptocurrency, also dropped over 3%, but then rebounded.

ChainCatcher news reports that according to 4E monitoring, as the "peer tariff" policy approaches its effective date, Trump signed the latest executive order on Tuesday, raising tariffs on China to 104%, causing global markets to plunge into a panic sell-off once again.The three major U.S. stock indexes surged in early trading due to optimistic expectations for trade negotiations, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 both rising over 4%. However, following the tariff news, market sentiment reversed, and gains quickly evaporated, turning into declines. By the close, the Nasdaq fell 2.15%, the Dow dropped 0.84%, and the S&P 500 decreased by 1.57%. The index of the seven tech giants fell over 2.3%, oscillating downward throughout the day, with losses narrowing towards the end.The cryptocurrency market followed the U.S. stock market down again, with Bitcoin dropping from last night's high of 80,000 to a low of 74,620, nearing a new low, and reporting at 76,053 before the deadline, down 5.8% in 24 hours. The altcoin market generally suffered heavy losses, particularly in the meme and AI sectors, with the market in a state of extreme panic.In the forex commodities sector, the U.S. dollar index halted its two-day winning streak, falling about 0.3%, while safe-haven demand drove the yen and Swiss franc higher; crude oil fell for four consecutive days, hitting a new low in four years; spot gold showed a trend of rising and then falling throughout the day, retreating above the psychological level of 3,000 dollars.The market generally believes that the extremely high tariff of 104% has escalated the U.S.-China trade war to an unprecedented level of intensity. The market is closely watching the subsequent actions of both the U.S. and China, as well as whether other countries will be drawn into a broader trade conflict. In the short term, the market may continue to be shrouded in high uncertainty.

ChainCatcher news, citing analysts from The Block, pointed out that the sell-off in the cryptocurrency market on Monday was primarily driven by global macro factors rather than issues within the crypto market itself. Dr. Kirill Kretov, a senior automation expert at CoinPanel, stated in an interview with The Block: "We are in a period of heightened global uncertainty, with escalating tariff conflicts, frequent geopolitical hotspots, and conflicting macro signals all converging. In this environment, investors are pulling out of risk assets and moving towards what are considered safer assets, such as U.S. Treasuries and gold. Cryptocurrencies, especially altcoins, are bearing the brunt of the pressure."Despite the market facing a sell-off, some analysts still believe there is a possibility of a rebound in the short term. Analyst Chu from BRN stated that the oversold condition could trigger a rebound in the middle of this week, depending on the upcoming economic data.Chu said, "As the short-term overselling of risk assets intensifies, we may see some short-term relief in the next day or two. With the release of the Federal Reserve's FOMC meeting minutes on Wednesday, U.S. CPI and initial jobless claims on Thursday, and PPI along with the University of Michigan consumer sentiment and inflation expectations data on Friday, the market could experience at least a few weeks of a 'dead cat bounce' that may start as early as Wednesday."

ChainCatcher news, according to analysis by The Kobeissi Letter, hedge funds sold off stocks worth $40 billion in a single day on Thursday, marking the largest single-day sell-off since 2010. Data shows that the volume of short selling on that day was three times the volume of buying, with North American stock trading accounting for 75% of the total trading volume.The previous record was during the 2008 Lehman crisis when the market saw a single-day sell-off of $28 billion, which, adjusted for inflation, is approximately $42 billion today. During the COVID-19 shock in 2020, there was a net sell-off of $52 billion in a single week.

ChainCatcher news, according to monitoring by Spot On Chain, Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov seems to be selling CRV tokens again. Data shows that 18 hours ago, Egorov transferred 1,997,000 CRV tokens to the wallet address "0x5a8", worth approximately $1.03 million.Subsequently, the wallet sold 1,000,000 CRV at an average price of $0.515, gaining 515,058 USDC. Currently, the wallet still holds 997,000 CRV tokens, worth approximately $514,000.

ChainCatcher message, David Sacks responded on the X platform to previous reports about his sale of crypto assets, stating that he did not "dump" crypto assets, but rather divested them in accordance with government ethics regulations, emphasizing that he had hoped to retain these assets but was required by policy to carry out the operation. He added that it is his honor to serve President Trump and the American people.

ChainCatcher news, according to an analysis by SignalPlus head Augustine Fan, the recent sell-off of Bitcoin has been primarily triggered by multi-strategy hedge fund trading that dominates the macro market. These multi-strategy trades include arbitrage, long-short positions, and leveraged operations, aiming to maximize returns across asset classes.In the Bitcoin market, a common multi-strategy trading method is basis trading, which involves buying spot Bitcoin (usually through ETFs) and shorting Bitcoin futures to profit from the price difference. However, when the price difference narrows or the market changes, the profits from basis trading decline, leading to capital exiting positions and concentrated sell-offs of Bitcoin and ETF shares. Fan pointed out that this liquidation pressure has amplified the sell-off over the past week, especially against the backdrop of increased volatility related to tariffs.Nevertheless, the "buying the dip" sentiment still exists in the market. Fan stated that the valuations of stocks outside the major indices remain relatively stable compared to historical averages, and hard economic data may outperform the rapid deterioration of soft data. Therefore, the market generally believes that it is still a "buying the dip" market, expecting to gradually digest the impacts of tariff volatility.

ChainCatcher news, according to Lookonchain monitoring, a whale sold 25,800 ETH (47.8 million USD) to avoid liquidation, incurring a loss of over 32 million USD.This whale currently holds 35,034 ETH (64.68 million USD) on Aave, with a health factor of 1.4 and a liquidation price of approximately 1,316 USD.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinTelegraph, the meme coin market has erased all gains following President Trump's election victory, having evaporated more than half of its market value since December last year. CoinMarketCap data shows that the total market capitalization of meme coins dropped from $124 billion on December 5, 2024, to $54 billion on March 5, 2025, a decline of 56%.The meme coin market gradually declined after reaching an all-time high of $137 billion on December 8, 2024. Although there was a brief rebound during the issuance of meme coins by Trump and First Lady Melania in January, the overall trend remains downward. Industry observers attribute this massive decline to factors such as a turbulent global economic environment, lack of meme coin regulation, insider trading scandals, and endorsements by public figures.Anmol Singh, co-founder of Zeta Markets, stated, "The meme coin bubble has burst," citing reasons including economic uncertainty under the Trump administration, the combination of U.S. economic and foreign policy, and excessive involvement from celebrities and social media influencers. Singh predicts that after experiencing significant sell-offs, the meme coin market may concentrate on major meme coins like Dogecoin, Pepe, Bonk, Dogwifhat, and TRUMP, while "other coins will gradually lose attention."

ChainCatcher news, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, 13 hours ago, Ansem (@blknoiz06) conducted two token sale transactions: the first was the sale of 2.97 million $WIF for 2 million dollars, resulting in a loss of approximately 294,000 dollars; the second was the sale of 3.6 million $FARTCOIN for 1.06 million dollars, resulting in a loss of approximately 31,000 dollars.

ChainCatcher message, according to on-chain analyst A i姨 (@ai_9684xtpa) monitoring, the Grass team deposited 4.75 million GRASS tokens to Bybit exchange 8 hours ago, worth approximately 13.01 million USD, suspected of being sold off.

ChainCatcher message, according to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, ETH whales/institutions have sold 8,074 ETH in the past 13 hours, worth approximately 19.63 million USD, with an average selling price of 2,431 USD.

ChainCatcher news, Bybit officially stated on social media that it has reported the theft to the relevant authorities and will send updates as soon as any further information is available.At the same time, Bybit has engaged in rapid and extensive collaboration with on-chain analytics providers to identify all involved addresses. These actions will mitigate and combat the ability of bad actors to dispose of and sell ETH through legitimate markets, thereby narrowing the available disposal channels.

ChainCatcher news, according to a report by Matrixport analyst Markus Thielen, shows that the total market capitalization of the cryptocurrency market has grown from $1 trillion to $3.3 trillion over the past two years, with the average daily trading volume rising from $40 billion to nearly $400 billion.The report points out that with Bitcoin prices maintaining above $90,000, most investors remain in profit, and the likelihood of panic selling in the market is relatively low.It is noteworthy that the declining trend in weekend trading volumes indicates that institutional investors are gradually becoming the dominant force in the market, with trading activity primarily concentrated on weekdays.

ChainCatcher news, according to Lookonchain monitoring, it has found that 11 internal wallets profited $43.8 million by selling LIBRA. These 11 wallets were created a few hours before the launch of LIBRA, and the funds for purchasing LIBRA were also prepared in advance.