According to Gate News, ShapeShift founder Erik Voorhees purchased an additional 2018.28 ETH on March 18, valued at approximately $4.45 million. He currently holds a total of 35,562.28 ETH, worth approximately $78.18 million, with an average cost of $2126.83 per ETH.
Gate News reporting: On March 18, Coinglass data shows that the entire network liquidated $122 million in the past hour. Among them, long position liquidations amounted to $118 million, and short position liquidations amounted to $3.61 million. By coin type, ETH liquidations reached $54.45 million, BTC liquidations reached $48.87 million, with the two combined accounting for over 80% of total liquidations.
March 18: Driven by Middle East conflicts pushing oil prices higher, Bitcoin hashrate declined approximately 8% to 920 EH/s, with the price falling below $72,000. Difficulty is expected to adjust down approximately 8%. Miners face profit pressure, with many enterprises beginning to diversify operations and increasing Bitcoin sales to maintain operations.
Gate News reported that on March 18, Ionic Digital released its February 2026 mining data report. The data shows that the company mined 32.95 BTC in February, with an average daily production of approximately 1.18 BTC. As of February 28, Ionic Digital's total Bitcoin holdings reached 2,787.4 BTC. The report disclosed that Ionic Digital did not sell any of its held Bitcoin during this period and published operational information including hash rate deployment, maintenance operations, and subsequent expansion plans.
