Mass Liquidations Hit Crypto Markets
📉 Bitcoin Price Forecast: BTC slips below $110,000, triggering massive over-leverage liquidations 🗓 Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2025 | Source: FXStreet Insights
Bitcoin (BTC) is trading around $110,100 on Tuesday after closing below a critical support level the previous day, sparking a wave of liquidations across the crypto market. Over the past 24 hours, more than 179,700 traders have been liquidated, with total losses surpassing $800 million. Despite the sell-off, some resilience remains as spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $219 million in fresh inflows, while corporate buyer Strategy boosted its reserves by 3,081 BTC.
BTC began the week under pressure, dipping below $110,000 on Monday and hitting a low of $108,666 in the early Asian session on Tuesday — reflecting weakening investor sentiment and fading bullish momentum.
Data from CoinGlass shows that in the last 24 hours, over $267 million worth of BTC positions were liquidated, with more than 82% being longs — indicating overly optimistic positioning. The largest single liquidation occurred on the Huobi (HTX) exchange, where a BTC/USDT position worth $39.24 million was closed.
Despite the sharp drop, institutional demand remained active at these price levels. SoSoValue data reveals that Bitcoin Spot ETFs recorded an inflow of $219 million on Monday, breaking a six-day streak of outflows since August 15. Continuation of this trend could support BTC price recovery.
Corporate buyers also showed interest. Treasury-focused firms such as Metaplanet and Strategy collectively added 3,184 BTC on Monday, suggesting ongoing appetite for strategic accumulation.
According to QCP Capital, while BTC may be losing short-term momentum to ETH, their structural view remains unchanged, expecting institutions to selectively buy dips — just as the market absorbed around 80,000 BTC in legacy supply back in July.
Over the weekend, BTC faced rejection from a previously broken trendline and declined more than 5% into Monday’s close — falling under the 100-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) at $110,798. If the current correction persists, the next support lies at $103,739, which coincides with the 200-day EMA.
On the daily chart, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) stands at 38, down from rejection at the neutral 50 level last Friday — a sign of strong bearish momentum. The MACD also shows a bearish crossover from last week, reinforcing the downside bias.
However, if BTC closes back above the 100-day EMA at $110,798 and establishes support there, it could aim for the key resistance level near $116,000.