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title: "Why did QTC move -2.26% in 1 minute? Evidence check · 2026-10-21"
description: "QTC changed -2.26% over a 1-minute sampled interval on Gate · USDT. Cause unresolved; nearby reports do not establish causation."
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canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/events/quantus-move-1792621200"
published: 2026-10-21T22:21:00.000Z
updated: 2026-10-21T23:22:00.000Z
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# Why did QTC move -2.26% in 1 minute? Evidence check · 2026-10-21

QTC changed -2.26% over a 1-minute sampled interval on Gate · USDT. Cause unresolved; nearby reports do not establish causation.

Nearby report sources (context, not confirmed causes): No matching source available

## Key facts

QTC changed -2.26% in 1 minute (21/10/2026, 22:19 to 21/10/2026, 22:20, UTC; Gate · USDT). The cause remains unresolved.
After site detection, observed returns were 5 minutes: 0.00% (difference from BTC -0.02 pp; 21/10/2026, 22:21 → 21/10/2026, 22:26, UTC; Gate · USDT); 1 hour: +0.24% (difference from BTC +0.54 pp; 21/10/2026, 22:21 → 21/10/2026, 23:21, UTC; Gate · USDT). Unlisted windows are unavailable.
In the preceding 30 days, the 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns was 26.89% (Gate · USDT; cutoff 21/10/2026, 22:20, UTC). This hourly baseline is not directly comparable with a minute move.

## Returns after site detection

| Window | Return | BTC | Difference from BTC | Actual sampled interval (UTC) | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 5 minutes | 0.00% | +0.02% | -0.02 pp | 21/10/2026, 22:21 → 21/10/2026, 22:26 | Gate · USDT |
| 1 hour | +0.24% | -0.29% | +0.54 pp | 21/10/2026, 22:21 → 21/10/2026, 23:21 | Gate · USDT |
| 24 hours | — | — | — | — | — |

## Detected price interval

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Window | 1 min |
| Sampled prices | 0.00088 → 0.0008601 |
| Return / BTC difference | -2.26% / -2.26 pp |
| Detection threshold | 2% |
| Source | Gate · USDT |

[Research: announcement timing and causality](<https://whycoinmoves.com/en/research/announcement-timestamps-and-causality.md>)

## Historical hourly baseline

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Ready | true |
| Coverage | 100.0% (720/720) |
| Median absolute hourly return | 0.48% |
| 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns | 26.89% |
| BTC beta | -0.51 |
| Source / cutoff (UTC) | Gate · USDT / 21/10/2026, 22:20 |

## Claims and open questions

- No independently verified causal explanation is available.

## Source evidence



## Recent QTC events and market reactions

No other publication-ready QTC events yet.

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