--- title: "Why did QTC go up 2.86% in 1 minute? Evidence check: Quantus rises sharply in one-minute move · 2026-10-25" description: "QTC +2.86% in 1 minute on Gate · USDT, Oct 25 UTC: no news found. Quantus rose sharply against USDT on Gate in a one-minute window, while none of the other tracked coins moved in the same direction and none moved further, pointing to an isolated move rather than a market-wide one. No report in the…" language: en canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/events/quantus-move-1792897680" published: 2026-10-25T03:08:59.000Z updated: 2026-10-25T04:10:03.000Z indexable: true --- # Why did QTC go up 2.86% in 1 minute? Evidence check: Quantus rises sharply in one-minute move · 2026-10-25 QTC +2.86% in 1 minute on Gate · USDT, Oct 25 UTC: no news found. Quantus rose sharply against USDT on Gate in a one-minute window, while none of the other tracked coins moved in the same direction and none moved further, pointing to an isolated move rather than a market-wide one. No report in the… Nearby report sources (context, not confirmed causes): No matching source available ## Key facts QTC changed +2.86% in 1 minute (25/10/2026, 03:07 to 25/10/2026, 03:08, UTC; Gate · USDT). The cause remains unresolved. After site detection, observed returns were 5 minutes: 0.00% (difference from BTC -0.00 pp; 25/10/2026, 03:09 → 25/10/2026, 03:14, UTC; Gate · USDT); 1 hour: -0.56% (difference from BTC -0.42 pp; 25/10/2026, 03:09 → 25/10/2026, 04:09, 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 25/10/2026, 03:08, 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% | +0.00% | -0.00 pp | 25/10/2026, 03:09 → 25/10/2026, 03:14 | Gate · USDT | | 1 hour | -0.56% | -0.14% | -0.42 pp | 25/10/2026, 03:09 → 25/10/2026, 04:09 | Gate · USDT | | 24 hours | — | — | — | — | — | ## Detected price interval | Metric | Value | | --- | --- | | Window | 1 min | | Sampled prices | 0.000875 → 0.0009 | | Return / BTC difference | +2.86% / +2.85 pp | | Detection threshold | 2% | | Source | Gate · USDT | [Research: announcement timing and causality]() ## 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 | -0.77 | | Source / cutoff (UTC) | Gate · USDT / 25/10/2026, 03:08 | ## Claims and open questions - Whether an exchange listing, project announcement, on-chain flow or broader market news explains the move. ## Source evidence ## Recent QTC events and market reactions - [Why did QTC go up 2.53% in 1 minute? Evidence check: Quantus rises sharply in one-minute move · 2026-10-25]() — Received 25/10/2026, 04:18 (UTC) · Cause unresolved · Market watch · 5m 0.00% / 1h -0.72% - [Why did QTC drop 6.16% in 1 minute? Evidence check: Quantus falls sharply in one-minute move as other tracked coins stay flat · 2026-10-25]() — Received 25/10/2026, 02:55 (UTC) · Cause unresolved · Market watch · 5m 0.00% / 1h +2.56% - [Why did QTC go up 23.25% in 60 minutes? Evidence check: Quantus rises sharply in an isolated move over one hour · 2026-10-25]() — Received 25/10/2026, 01:44 (UTC) · Cause unresolved · Market watch · 5m 0.00% / 1h -4.16% - [Why did QTC drop 2.26% in 1 minute? Evidence check · 2026-10-21]() — Received 21/10/2026, 22:21 (UTC) · Cause unresolved · Market watch · 5m 0.00% / 1h +0.24% / 24h -10.37% - [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]() [Methods and limitations]() Publisher count is not independent evidence count. Price changes cannot verify news or prove causation.