BTC drops below 74,000 USDT

BTC 15-minute drop of 0.58%: Large on-chain withdrawals and bearish derivatives sentiment coincide to weigh on the price

From 2026-04-12 22:00 to 22:15 (UTC), the BTC price fluctuated between 70693.8 and 71371.8 USDT. During this period, the candlestick return rate recorded -0.58%, and the amplitude reached 0.95%. The short-term downside caused market attention to rise rapidly, and some investors accelerated adjustments to their hedging positions. The main drivers behind this change were concentrated on-chain large-fund outflows and a short-term defensive shift in the derivatives market. On-chain data shows that net outflow transactions of large funds $100k and above totaled more than 800 BTC in aggregate from exchanges; meanwhile, the exchanges’ overall BTC holdings

The New York Times reignites the “Satoshi identity mystery”; after Adam Back was targeted, he quickly clarified

Author: Nancy, PANews Satoshi Nakamoto’s real identity remains the mystery that has continued for 17 years in the crypto world. Guesses surrounding this pseudonym have never stopped—candidates ranging from cryptographers to company founders have come and gone, yet there has always been a lack of decisive evidence. Recently, The New York Times published a 10,000-plus-word investigation. Based on multiple comparisons drawn from language style, technical paths, and historical context, it ranked Blockstream CEO Adam Back as the strongest candidate for Satoshi Nakamoto. However, this claim was quickly and explicitly denied by Back himself, and the relevant arguments were widely questioned by the industry as difficult to substantiate. Satoshi Nakamoto identity controversy flares up again; the 10,000-plus-word investigation targets Adam Back In this investigation, New York Times reporter John Carreyrou spent more than a year deeply sorting through decades of archives and the cypherpunk email mailing lists to