$80K Isn’t Just a Number: $5.3B in $BTC Shorts Are Sitting on the Line
Bitcoin is still hovering near the $70K area, but the liquidation map is telling a very different story. According to CoinGlass data, a move toward $80,000 could wipe out $5.3B+ in short positions.
What stands out is the imbalance. Short leverage is heavily stacked above current price, especially between $75K–$80K, while long liquidation pressure below the market looks relatively light. Structurally, stress is skewed upward - not down.
That matters because liquidations aren’t neutral. When shorts are forced out, they turn into market buys. In crowded setups like this, upside moves can accelerate not because sentiment flips bullish, but because positioning breaks.
This doesn’t mean $BTC has to rally. Liquidation maps don’t predict direction. But they do show fragility and right now, that fragility sits on the short side.
If price starts moving up, the move may feed on itself faster than many expect.
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Cardano’s recent weak price action is not a chart problem, nor simply a delay in altcoin season. The real issue lies deeper in its futures market structure.
ADA’s open interest has sharply declined from $1.6B to nearly $334M. This indicates that whales and institutional players did not rotate capital—they exited positions altogether. More critically, leverage that was once highly concentrated has now become fragmented. #zkp
In 2023, over 80% of ADA futures open interest was concentrated on Binance. Such dominance allowed leverage to amplify price moves, creating strong momentum and cleaner trends. Today, Binance holds barely 22%, while positions are scattered across more than 17 exchanges.
The same structural shift was seen in Solana. During SOL’s explosive rally, Binance controlled over 50% of open interest. Once that dominance faded, momentum faded as well.
My opinion: Altcoins struggle to trend when leverage is decentralized. Until structural leverage concentration returns, ADA’s upside is likely to remain limited—regardless of strong fundamentals.