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The Bitcoin market is currently on edge as prominent analyst Crypto Rover <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZgzSj9URH8" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">warns</a> of a potential liquidation event that could negatively affect the short holders. 
With Bitcoin trading within a significant consolidation phase, as revealed by Rover, analysis suggests that over $3 billion in short positions could <a href="https://www.newsbtc.com/news/bitcoin/bitcoin-bonanza-before-the-halving-analyst-sees-pre-crash-buying-window/" target="_blank" rel="noopener ">face liquidation</a> should Bitcoin climb back to a specific price mark. 
<h2 id="bitcoin-bears-beware-of-this-price-range">Bitcoin Bears Beware Of This Price Range</h2> 
According to Rover, the crucial price mark, which is the $71,600 region, is where the $3 billion short liquidation would occur if Bitcoin reclaims it. Rover’s assessment is based on data gathered from CoinGlass, a renowned derivative market tracker, indicating a substantial liquidity accumulation at higher price levels. 
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-603378 size-large" src="https://www.newsbtc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-15-at-16.47.33.png?w=860&amp;resize=860%2C580" alt="BTC Liquidation Heatmap. " width="860" height="580" srcset="https://www.newsbtc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-15-at-16.47.33.png?w=2296 2296w, https://www.newsbtc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-15-at-16.47.33.png?w=460 460w, https://www.newsbtc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-15-at-16.47.33.png?w=768 768w, https://www.newsbtc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-15-at-16.47.33.png?w=860&amp;resize=860%2C580 860w, https://www.newsbtc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-15-at-16.47.33.png?w=1536 1536w, https://www.newsbtc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-15-at-16.47.33.png?w=2048 2048w, https://www.newsbtc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-15-at-16.47.33.png?w=750 750w, https://www.newsbtc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-15-at-16.47.33.png?w=1140 1140w" sizes="(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px" data-recalc-dims="1"> 
The recent warning from Crypto Rover comes amidst a period of turbulence in the crypto market, marked by sharp price movements and heightened trading activity. 
Particularly, Bitcoin experienced a <a href="https://www.newsbtc.com/news/bitcoin/bitcoin-drops-as-iran-launches-missile-attack-on-israel/" target="_blank" rel="noopener ">sudden decline</a> over the weekend, bringing its price to as low as $62,000 in the zone. However, in the early hours of Monday, the asset showed signs of recovery, briefly reaching a high of $66,797 before retracing to its current price of $64,711. 
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium" src="https://www.tradingview.com/x/c8Zw0iRc/" alt="Bitcoin (BTC) price chart on TradingView" width="2770" height="1496"> 
The market downturn over the weekend witnessed a record number of liquidations, with over $1.2 billion in Bitcoin long positions liquidated in a single day, according to WhaleWire. 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> 
 JUST IN: Over $1.2 Billion in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">#Bitcoin</a> longs have been liquidated over the last 24 hours, amid market decline, setting a new record. The previous record was $879M. 
 Today, more Bitcoin bulls have been liquidated than on any day in the last 15 years. 
 Another reason why buying up… <a href="https://t.co/itnwb7rj1d" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">pic.twitter.com/itnwb7rj1d</a> 
 — WhaleWire (@WhaleWire) <a href="https://twitter.com/WhaleWire/status/1779245075517649177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">April 13, 2024</a>
</blockquote> 
The liquidation hasn’t stopped, as the latest <a href="https://www.coinglass.com/LiquidationData" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">data</a> from Coinglass reveals that in the past 24 hours alone, 89,151 traders have been liquidated, resulting in a total loss of $266.10 million. 
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-603381 size-large" src="https://www.newsbtc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-15-at-16.54.54.png?w=860&amp;resize=860%2C456" alt="The crypto market liquidation heat map" width="860" height="456" srcset="https://www.newsbtc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-15-at-16.54.54.png?w=2270 2270w, https://www.newsbtc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-15-at-16.54.54.png?w=460 460w, https://www.newsbtc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-15-at-16.54.54.png?w=768 768w, https://www.newsbtc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-15-at-16.54.54.png?w=860&amp;resize=860%2C456 860w, https://www.newsbtc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-15-at-16.54.54.png?w=1536 1536w, https://www.newsbtc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-15-at-16.54.54.png?w=2048 2048w, https://www.newsbtc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-15-at-16.54.54.png?w=750 750w, https://www.newsbtc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-15-at-16.54.54.png?w=1140 1140w" sizes="(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px" data-recalc-dims="1"> 
<h2 id="analyst-insights-and-market-dynamics">Analyst Insights And Market Dynamics</h2> 
It is worth noting that Bitcoin’s recorded slight recovery comes as Hong Kong regulators <a href="https://www.newsbtc.com/news/spot-bitcoin-ethereum-etfs-approved-hong-kong/" target="_blank" rel="noopener ">granted provisional approval for asset managers</a> to launch spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs). 
Crypto analyst Willy Woo has shared his perspective on the potential impact of Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on market dynamics. 
According to Woo, introducing the new Bitcoin <a href="https://www.newsbtc.com/news/bitcoin/bitcoin-etf-issuers-push-holdings-to-4-27-of-btc-supply-amid-crash-to-61000/" target="_blank" rel="noopener ">ETFs</a> could lead to significant price targets, with projections ranging from $91,000 at the bear market bottom to $650,000 at the bull market top. 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> 
 The new <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">#Bitcoin</a> ETFs brings price targets of $91k at the bear market bottom and $650k at the bull market top once ETF investors have fully deployed according to asset manager recommendations***. 
 These are very conservative numbers. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">#Bitcoin</a> will beat gold cap when ETFs have… 
 — Willy Woo (@woonomic) <a href="https://twitter.com/woonomic/status/1779829797738438754?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">April 15, 2024</a>
</blockquote> 
Woo’s analysis underscores the <a href="https://www.newsbtc.com/news/bitcoin/ultra-wealthy-investing-bitcoin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener ">growing institutional interest</a> in BTC, with asset managers expected to allocate a substantial portion of their funds to the cryptocurrency. 
However, Woo emphasizes that these projections are conservative estimates, and Bitcoin’s market capitalization could exceed gold as more capital is deployed into the asset. 
Featured image from Unsplash, Chart from TradingView

Bitcoin Bears Beware: $3 Billion Short Liquidation Looms At This Price Mark, Warns Analyst

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