--- title: "Why did PEARL drop 2.02% in 1 minute on Oct 26?" description: "PEARL -2.02% in 1 minute on Gate · USDT, Oct 26 UTC: no news found. Pearl fell in a sharp one-minute move on Gate's USDT market, far outpacing Bitcoin's small dip over the same minute. The move stood out from the other tracked coins, which did not follow the same direction. Spot activity readings…" language: en canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/events/pearl-2-move-1793024040" published: 2026-10-26T14:15:01.000Z updated: 2026-10-26T15:17:01.000Z indexable: true --- # Why did PEARL drop 2.02% in 1 minute on Oct 26? PEARL -2.02% in 1 minute on Gate · USDT, Oct 26 UTC: no news found. Pearl fell in a sharp one-minute move on Gate's USDT market, far outpacing Bitcoin's small dip over the same minute. The move stood out from the other tracked coins, which did not follow the same direction. Spot activity readings… ## Key facts PEARL changed -2.02% in 1 minute (26/10/2026, 14:13 to 26/10/2026, 14:14, UTC; Gate · USDT). After site detection, observed returns were 5 minutes: -0.09% (difference from BTC -0.27 pp; 26/10/2026, 14:16 → 26/10/2026, 14:21, UTC; Gate · USDT); 1 hour: -2.69% (difference from BTC -3.22 pp; 26/10/2026, 14:16 → 26/10/2026, 15:16, UTC; Gate · USDT) ## Returns after site detection | Window | Return | BTC | Difference from BTC | Actual sampled interval (UTC) | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 5 minutes | -0.09% | +0.18% | -0.27 pp | 26/10/2026, 14:16 → 26/10/2026, 14:21 | Gate · USDT | | 1 hour | -2.69% | +0.53% | -3.22 pp | 26/10/2026, 14:16 → 26/10/2026, 15:16 | Gate · USDT | ## Detected price interval | Metric | Value | | --- | --- | | Window | 1 min | | Sampled prices | 1.8702 → 1.8325 | | Return / BTC difference | -2.02% / -1.98 pp | | Detection threshold | 2% | | Source | Gate · USDT | ## Claims and open questions - Whether an exchange listing or notice, a project announcement, on-chain flows or broader market news explains the move. ## Recent PEARL events and market reactions - [Why did PEARL go up 2.07% in 1 minute on Oct 26?]() — Received 26/10/2026, 14:13 (UTC) · Cause unresolved · Market watch · 5m +1.50% / 1h +0.13% - [Why did PEARL go up 2.44% in 1 minute on Oct 25?]() — Received 25/10/2026, 18:56 (UTC) · Cause unresolved · Market watch · 5m -0.09% / 1h -0.65% - [Why did PEARL go up 2.25% in 1 minute on Oct 25?]() — Received 25/10/2026, 17:45 (UTC) · Cause unresolved · Market watch · 5m -0.08% / 1h +1.17% / 24h -4.87% - [Why did PEARL go up 4.52% in 1 minute on Oct 25?]() — Received 25/10/2026, 16:01 (UTC) · Cause unresolved · Market watch · 5m +0.53% / 1h -1.66% / 24h -2.30% - [Why did PEARL drop 2.26% in 1 minute on Oct 25?]() — Received 25/10/2026, 15:40 (UTC) · Cause unresolved · Market watch · 5m -3.63% / 1h -4.46% / 24h -5.38% - [Full coin archive]() ## Research for this archive - [Altcoin beta to Bitcoin: BTC, ETH, SOL and DOGE hourly returns]() - [Will Bitcoin go back up? Every crash since 2011 and its recovery time]() - [Do XRP and Solana ETF flows move the price? First-year data]() - [Crypto liquidity and order book depth: a historical data audit]() Evidence levels describe source coverage, not the probability that a report is true. Price moves and their timing cannot establish a cause; minute samples show an observed interval and alert thresholds are heuristics. Explanations are model-assisted, with citations and figures checked. Source titles stay in their original language; full articles are not republished. [Methods and limitations]()