{"id":91195,"date":"2025-08-25T21:00:57","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T21:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=91195"},"modified":"2025-08-25T21:00:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T21:00:57","slug":"bitcoins-rollercoaster-ride-wont-derail-vanecks-180k-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=91195","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin\u2019s Rollercoaster Ride Won\u2019t Derail VanEck\u2019s $180K View"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bitcoin\u2019s price action this month has left traders watching closely as big players double down on bullish calls. According to VanEck\u2019s research<\/a>, the investment firm has reaffirmed a $180,000 year-end target even after Bitcoin slid from a recent high, a sign that some institutional buyers are not backing away despite a pullback.<\/p>\n

Institutional Buying Remains Heavy<\/h2>\n

Reports have disclosed heavy accumulation in July. Exchange-traded products bought 54,000 BTC while Digital Asset Treasuries added 72,000 BTC, giving clear evidence that large holders continue to pile in.<\/p>\n

VanEck first laid out its bullish view in November 2024 when Bitcoin traded around $88,000. At the same time, US-listed miners now account for 31% of global Bitcoin hashrate<\/a>, up from roughly 30% earlier this year, even as equity index fell 4% when excluding Applied Digital\u2019s 50% jump.<\/p>\n

Price Moves Show Volatility And Quick Recovery<\/h2>\n

Bitcoin slid to $112,000 in early August before jumping back to $124,000 on August 13. That move set a new all-time high above July\u2019s $123,838.<\/p>\n

At the time of writing, Bitcoin trades close to $115K, roughly 8% below that recent peak. Traders describe the pullback as a repositioning after a run-up, not an obvious breakdown.<\/p>\n\n

Derivatives metrics back the picture of rising speculative interest. CME basis funding rates have surged to 10%, the highest level since February 2025.<\/p>\n

Options markets show call\/put ratios hitting 3.21x, the strongest since June 2024, with investors spending $792 million on call premiums.<\/p>\n

Yet implied volatility has compressed to 32%, well under the one-year average of 50%, which makes options cheaper for buyers.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, futures open interest sits over $6 billion, though a $2.3 billion unwind in open interest during recent corrections ranks among the larger single-session moves.<\/p>\n\n

Voices Split On How High Bitcoin Could Go<\/p>\n

Executives and analysts disagree on the pace and peak of the rally. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong joined figures such as Jack Dorsey and Cathie Wood in suggesting Bitcoin could reach $1 million by 2030, citing clearer rules and wider institutional adoption.<\/p>\n

Galaxy Digital\u2019s Mike Novogratz warned that a million-dollar level would more likely reflect severe US economic stress than normal market strength.<\/p>\n

Preston Pysh flagged concerns about how Wall Street\u2019s growing role might change Bitcoin\u2019s use and culture.<\/p>\n

Support Levels And Technical<\/p>\n

Technically, many market watchers view the $100,000-$110,000 range as key support. A decisive break below $112,000 could push prices toward $110,000 and, in a deeper move, $105,000.<\/p>\n

For now, the story is mixed. Institutional demand and speculative derivatives flows are pushing price pressure higher, while cheap options and compressed volatility make bullish bets less costly.<\/p>\n

Whether that combination lifts Bitcoin to VanEck\u2019s $180,000 target will depend on continued inflows and whether key support holds.<\/p>\n

Featured image from Meta, chart from TradingView<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bitcoin\u2019s price action this month has left traders watching closely as big players double down on bullish calls. According to VanEck\u2019s research, the investment firm has reaffirmed a $180,000 year-end target even after Bitcoin slid from a recent high, a sign that some institutional buyers are not backing away despite a pullback. Institutional Buying Remains […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":91196,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91195"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=91195"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91195\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/91196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=91195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=91195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=91195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}