ChainCatcher news, Matrixport released today's chart showing that since reaching a high of $3668 on January 7, 2025, Ethereum has cumulatively dropped by 50%. The on-chain activity across the entire Ethereum ecosystem has significantly slowed down, and the weakening fundamentals along with persistently low ETH demand have led to a clearly bearish market sentiment.As several key risk events approach, the derivatives market has begun to price in a significant volatility of 10% within the next week (in either direction). Notably, the price of Ethereum is gradually approaching the lows seen during the FTX bankruptcy period. FTX is expected to start making payments to major creditors on May 30, 2025.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa's monitoring, the significant volatility of ETH has led to the liquidation of two whales with a net position of up to $84.4 million:Address 0xab7...e2313 collateralized 64,792 WETH to borrow 68.09 million DAI, health factor 1.02, liquidation price $1,786.65;Address 0x6bb...830b3 collateralized 608,104,792 WETH to borrow 74.73 million DAI, health factor 1.03, liquidation price $1,781.99.

ChainCatcher news, according to Coinglass data, Bitcoin volatility has dropped to 3.47%, but it remains at a high level compared to last September. For traders, high volatility means more profit potential, but it also comes with greater risks. Additionally, sharp fluctuations may signal a trend reversal or adjustment.

ChainCatcher news, according to Alternative.me data, today's cryptocurrency Fear and Greed Index is 32 (yesterday the index was 26), indicating that the market remains in a state of fear.It is reported that the fear index threshold is 0-100, including indicators: volatility (25%) + market trading volume (25%) + social media popularity (15%) + market surveys (15%) + Bitcoin's proportion in the overall market (10%) + Google Trends analysis (10%).

ChainCatcher news, according to Coinglass data, Bitcoin volatility has slightly pulled back to 3.61% today, marking a decline for three consecutive trading days. Overall, it remains at a high level since August 2024.

ChainCatcher message, trader Eugene posted a graphic in his personal channel indicating that he believes the current market has entered the fifth phase shown in the image (bullish losses, price consolidation, shrinking volume and volatility). In this phase, some stronger altcoins have reached their bottoms, but it is still uncertain whether the global bottom for most assets has arrived.Eugene explains that this phase is the one in which he participates the least, mainly because volatility is very low whether the market is rising or falling. He will only attempt to pick one or two assets that he believes are more defensive than ordinary altcoins, hoping that if he is wrong in his bearish judgment, they can perform better, but that's about it.The tricky part of the fifth phase is that it can last for any length of time. In my view, considering the lack of structural damage (no company or project failures), I don't think we will stay in this phase as long as we did in the last cycle, but that's just my guess. Cryptocurrencies may continue to follow the stock market trends for a while.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Volatility Shares will launch two Solana (SOL) futures ETFs on March 20, namely the Volatility Shares Solana ETF (SOLZ) and the Volatility Shares 2X Solana ETF (SOLT).According to documents from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the management fee for the Volatility Shares Solana ETF (SOLZ) is 0.95% until June 30, 2026, after which the management fee will increase to 1.15%. The Volatility Shares 2X Solana ETF will offer investors 2x leverage, with a management fee of 1.85%.This application is the first ETF based on Solana in the U.S., following the launch of SOL futures contracts by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the Federal Reserve will announce its rate assessment, economic growth and inflation forecasts, and interest rate outlook at 2 AM Beijing time tomorrow. Volmex's one-day implied volatility index indicates that this highly anticipated event could trigger volatility in the crypto market, leading to price fluctuations of 3% to 5% for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and SOL.As of 12:30 PM UTC, the Bitcoin one-day implied volatility index (BVIV) shows an annualized volatility of 63.32%, corresponding to an expected 24-hour price fluctuation of 3.31%. Similarly, the volatility indices for Ethereum and SOL suggest expected 24-hour price fluctuations of 5.25% and 5.73%, respectively.

ChainCatcher news, according to Coinglass data, Bitcoin volatility has recently remained high, with a three-day average of 3.48%, reaching a new high since September 2024, which reflects a certain degree of market illiquidity. The Federal Reserve will announce its interest rate decision tonight (March 20, 2 AM Beijing time), and volatility is expected to surge at that time.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the Federal Reserve FOMC meeting will be held from March 18 to 19, and the market may experience price fluctuations in the coming days. An important announcement regarding interest rates will be released at 2 PM Eastern Time on March 19. Bitcoin must turn the resistance level of $85,000 into support to aim for a higher high of $90,000.Analyst SuperBitcoinBro pointed out that Bitcoin's "worst-case scenario" could be between $71,300 and $73,800, while another analyst, Nebraskangooner, stated that the FOMC is an unknown factor, and BTC must reclaim $86,250 to confirm a bullish scenario in the lower time frame.

ChainCatcher news, QCP Capital's latest analysis points out that although the possibility of a rate cut by the Federal Reserve this Wednesday is extremely low, any dovish signals from Powell could act as a catalyst for Bitcoin's upward momentum. As the U.S. shifts from "fiscal dominance" (government spending driving growth) to deficit reduction pushed by Trump, the burden of policy has shifted back to monetary policy. While QCP does not expect an unexpected rate cut from the Federal Reserve, dovish signals could trigger upward momentum in the market.Macro volatility has eased slightly, with the VIX index retreating to around 20, and Bitcoin's volatility has also decreased, currently oscillating within the $80,000 to $85,000 range. In the absence of new tariff news, geopolitical issues have returned to focus. Gold prices have broken through $3,000, while Bitcoin continues to show a negative correlation.Historically, cryptocurrency prices tend to lag behind changes in global liquidity conditions. With the possible policy shift from the Federal Reserve and a new round of stimulus measures from Europe and China, Bitcoin may welcome a new round of upward trends after this adjustment.

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized derivatives protocol Fufuture V2 version is officially launched. The V1 and V2 versions of the protocol have integrated over 20 public chains including BNB Chain, HashKey chain, Manta Network, Mantle Network, Conflux Network, and Monad testnet; supporting over 10 wallets including TokenPocket, MetaMask, OKX Wallet, and Gate Wallet; and has launched over 100 trading pairs.The V2 version adds features such as limit orders, Pull mode oracles, and high-performance volatility algorithms, and has passed the SlowMist audit.

ChainCatcher news, according to an analysis by Shen Yu, co-founder and CEO of Cobo, Strategy (MSTR) cleverly amplifies Bitcoin's high volatility by 2.5 times to the U.S. stock market.Professional institutions utilize this high volatility for arbitrage, gaining short-term profits; MSTR raises cash through issuing convertible bonds and ATM share increases to accumulate a large amount of Bitcoin; common shareholders bear the severe stock price fluctuations and short-term decline risks, but passively receive the "Bitcoin yield" from the increased Bitcoin per share; Bitcoin holders benefit from the continuous influx of market funds and the rise in Bitcoin prices.

ChainCatcher news reports that, according to 4E monitoring, under the continuous impact of Trump's tariff policy, the three major U.S. stock indices experienced significant fluctuations last week and collectively closed lower. The Dow Jones fell about 3.1%, marking its worst weekly performance since March 2023. The S&P 500 dropped 2.27%, and the Nasdaq fell 2.43%, both marking the fourth consecutive week of decline. Large tech stocks, except for Nvidia which rebounded nearly 8%, all closed lower for the week.The cryptocurrency market was highly volatile, with Bitcoin rebounding after dipping to a recent low on Tuesday, oscillating around $83,000. U.S. stocks closed higher on Friday, driving Bitcoin above $85,000, but the upward momentum could not be sustained over the weekend due to a lack of liquidity, closing at $83,144, up nearly 1.5% over the past week. Other major tokens saw slight increases, with Ethereum striving to hold above $1,900, and BNB boosted by a $2 billion investment in Abu Dhabi and a revival in on-chain memes, rising nearly 10% over the past week.In the forex commodities sector, the U.S. dollar index fell about 0.1% last week; the oil market rebounded on Friday, reversing the downward trend for the week, with U.S. oil seeing its first weekly increase in nearly two months. The shadow of the trade war triggered a rush to safe-haven assets, with spot gold reaching a high of $3,004.94 on Friday, marking the first time it has surpassed the psychological threshold of $3,000, with a cumulative increase of 2.65% for the week.U.S. inflation data for February, both CPI and PPI, came in below expectations, easing concerns about economic stagflation. However, the latest University of Michigan consumer confidence index hit its lowest level in nearly three years, indicating extreme pessimism among consumers regarding the economic outlook. This week marks the "Super Central Bank Week," with over 20 central banks set to announce their latest policy rates, with a focus on the Federal Reserve and Japan, where the market currently expects both the Fed and the Bank of Japan to maintain their interest rates.