On March 15, 2025, 99,998 ETH (~$243M) was transferred to Binance from an anonymous wallet—among the top 20 largest exchange inflows since Ethereum's PoS transition—sparking speculation about institutional activity, market sentiment, and regulatory scrutiny.
OKX CEO Star Xu blamed Binance's aggressive USDe yield campaign—marketing a high-risk tokenized hedge fund product as a stablecoin—for the October 10 crypto crash, citing unsustainable leverage loops and poor risk controls; Binance's CZ rebutted, attributing the crash to macro news and denying systemic causation.
Bitcoin dipped into the high $70,000s amid heavy long liquidations on Binance, yet remains within its long-term rising channel. The weekly chart indicates a technical correction—not a trend reversal—with key support near the channel midpoint. Liquidation heatmaps reveal clustered long exits above $77,000, followed by stabilization, suggesting a leverage-driven reset rather than systemic breakdown.
Binance denies responsibility for the October crypto flash crash, attributing it to macroeconomic shocks, excessive leverage, and liquidity constraints—not technical failures—causing simultaneous selloffs across crypto and equity markets.
BNB faces heightened risk of breaking its $749 support amid high volatility and a sustained downtrend; traders are advised to reassess risk-reward ratios, implement stop losses, and track Bitcoin's price correlation.