Bitcoin to $110,000 Inevitable? More than $16B in Leveraged Shorts Ready to be Liquidated at $99,900

Could Bitcoin be on the verge of reaching $110,000? With $16 billion in leveraged shorts facing liquidation and robust institutional investment, BTCUSDT might soar to unprecedented heights.

Earlier this week, Changpeng Zhao, the head of Binance, encouraged retail investors to purchase Bitcoin immediately, mentioning they’ve had 15 years to invest.

In a recent interview, Zhao forecasted that the cryptocurrency could reach as high as $500,000 by the year’s end. Who can say? If the current trend continues, by the end of next year, BTCUSDT might increase to between $500,000 and $1 million.

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Short Squeeze to $110,000?

Data from exchanges indicates that uptrend sentiment is rising in this cycle. An analyst on X pointed out that if Bitcoin closes above $99,900, $16 billion in leveraged shorts will be compelled to liquidate.

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That’s a significant amount.

With optimistic forces at play and BTC rising, the expected short squeeze could propel prices over $100,000 and subsequently $110,000 as the upward trend continues. Consequently, some of the top meme token ICOs in May 2025 might benefit.

This upward surge might just be the beginning. In Q1 2025, prices plummeted after touching $110,000, falling to $74,500 and re-evaluating 2021 highs. If BTCUSDT revisits $110,000, bulls could push the crypto asset to a new all-time high, paving the way to $500,000.

Historical trends support this prediction. BTC generally takes 211 days to reach a new all-time high following a previous peak.

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It has been approximately 145 days since the last peak in January, indicating that Bitcoin could attain new heights within the next two months.

Uptrend Outlook for BTC

Some experts believe BTCUSDT might break free sooner, escalating the finest high-risk, high-reward cryptos.

Data from SosoValue indicates that U.S. institutions acquired $142 million in spot BTC ETFs, which are fully backed by BTC. Despite volatile price movements, there were no outflows. Most institutions preferred Fidelity’s FBTC spot Bitcoin ETFs.

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As reported by 99Bitcoins, BlackRock, a leading asset management firm, heightened its BTC investments. Meanwhile, several U.S. states and public companies are allocating billions to acquire Bitcoin.

While the Federal Reserve did not decrease rates yesterday, experts are predicting a rate cut at the June 2025 meeting. President Donald Trump has urged Jerome Powell and the FOMC to reduce rates, citing declining inflation and lesser necessity for elevated borrowing costs.

On-chain data further supports the uptrend argument. New whales are quickly accumulating, possessing more Bitcoin than long-term holders for the first time.

According to CryptoQuant, the realized cap of new whales constitutes 52.4% of all whale-held coins. Their average entry price is $91,922, nearly three times that of older whales, who acquired at $31,765.

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The rising presence of new whales indicates a substantial influx of capital into Bitcoin.

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