Gate News update: On March 19th, a certain CEX announced that it will launch the fourth round of fund distribution on March 31st, with an amount of approximately $2.2 billion USD, targeting convenience and non-convenience claimants who have completed relevant requirements. Eligible creditors will receive funds from their chosen distribution service provider within 1 to 3 business days after the distribution is launched. The exchange simultaneously set April 30th as the record date for preferred equity holders, with corresponding payments to be made on May 29th. The exchange reminded customers to be vigilant against phishing emails and fraudulent websites impersonating official portals.
Gate News notification, on March 18, according to certain CEX market data, Bitcoin briefly dropped to $70,500 this morning (March 19), then rebounded to around the $71,000 level, with the 24-hour decline narrowing to 4.04%.
Trump family-affiliated American Bitcoin announced its Bitcoin reserves increased to 6,899 BTC, surpassing Galaxy Digital to become the 16th largest corporate Bitcoin holder. Its asset value is approximately $490 million, with Eric Trump calling it one of the fastest-growing Bitcoin reserve companies globally.
Gate News bot message, according to AggrNews report, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved Nasdaq's rule changes, which aim to enable tokenized securities trading. This rule adjustment provides regulatory framework support for Nasdaq to conduct tokenized securities trading business.
On March 18, 2026, from 18:45 to 19:00 (UTC), BTC recorded a return rate of -0.72% within 15 minutes, with price fluctuations ranging between 70,946.6 and 71,615.2 USDT, reaching an amplitude of 0.93%. During this period, market attention increased, trading activity was robust, selling pressure dominated the market in the short term, and short-term volatility intensified noticeably.
The main driving factor of this movement was the concentrated inflow of large amounts of BTC from the chain into mainstream exchanges. During the 18:45-19:00 period, two large transfer transactions totaling 2,150 BTC flowing to exchanges were detected, adding