Bitcoin drop to $97k as the market liquidated $565 million

Bitcoin shrank under the $100,000 psychological level after hitting a new all-time high yesterday; the Bitcoin market was liquidated to more than half of a billion dollars just in a day. The crypto market has seen massive market liquidations of up to $565 million on Bitcoin ( BTC ) alone, as the coin reached a new all-time high of $103,900 on Dec. 05. The total of the day’s market liquidations reached $1.09 billion, which was led by Bitcoin and followed by other crypto, including others’s $120 million, Ethereum ( ETH ) $107 million, and Ripple’s token ( XRP ) $54 million. 24 Hours Market Liquidations Map, December 06, 2024 | Source: CoinGlass The long positions have dominated the liquidations by over $814 million, while the short position was $280 million, with 208,505 traders liquidated. OKX has seen largest single liquidations of $18.94 million. MacroCRG, in his X post on Dec. 06, says this is “the biggest liquidation event since August”. The managing partner of Hartmann Capital, Felix Hartmann , in his X post , also noted that this first flush of the market after reaching the new price had a 70% chance to end and 30% to go lower. You might also like: Bitcoin’s $100k break boosted bonds in El Salvador Bitcoin price movement and projection After weeks of stumbled price, Bitcoin reached the $98,000 level yesterday. Suddenly, the price breaks the target of $100,000 as the market expected to happen before 2024 end. The price rose again and made a new all-time high of $103,900 after a surge of more than 5% in a day. The U.S. President-elect Donald Trump even celebrates the event by congratulating the Bitcoiners on his X’s post. CONGRATULATIONS BITCOINERS!!! $100,000!!! YOU’RE WELCOME!!! Together, we will Make America Great Again! Donald Trump Truth Social 07:55 AM EST 12/05/24 @realDonaldTrump — Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) December 5, 2024 The liquidations show the market enthusiast, but another price target is still a long way to go. Bernstein Research has an ambitious bullish target price for 2025 of $200,000. Founder of Cardano Charles Hoskinson projects that the price would rise up to $250,000 in just 2 years. He believes that the target price is the lowest target to achieve, yet the highest target is $500,000. Read more: Bitcoin breaks $100K: What’s next for Ethereum, altcoin season and key levels to watch

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