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PIPPIN Plunges About 50% After $560,000 Flows to Gate.io as Liquidations Cascade

Broad selling by large holders has pushed derivatives funding negative.

Overview

  • PIPPIN fell 49–52.8% in a single session, erasing roughly $200 million in market value and dropping out of CoinGecko’s top 200.
  • Bubblemaps traced two wallets moving about $560,000 in PIPPIN to deposit addresses routed to Gate.io minutes before the slide, though timing alone does not prove intent.
  • Coinglass data showed the OI‑weighted funding rate at -0.8 after touching -1.5, consistent with forced long liquidations and short dominance.
  • Nansen-linked trackers indicate more than 50 large wallets that accumulated last week are now selling, with individual positions of roughly $500,000–$900,000.
  • As of early March 18 UTC, PIPPIN traded near $0.129, down about 26% on the day and 67% on the week, while open interest rose 12%, suggesting fresh short positioning.