{"id":151894,"date":"2025-02-25T14:03:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T12:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/?p=151894"},"modified":"2025-02-25T14:03:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T12:03:19","slug":"bitcoin-to-drop-to-70000-as-hedge-funds-unwind-positions-arthur-hayes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/bitcoin-to-drop-to-70000-as-hedge-funds-unwind-positions-arthur-hayes\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin to Drop to $70,000 as Hedge Funds Unwind Positions &#8211; Arthur Hayes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"212\">BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes believes this decline could continue, predicting a fall to $70,000.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"214\" data-end=\"656\">According to Hayes, hedge funds holding <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/cryptocurrency\/bitcoin\/\">Bitcoin<\/a><\/strong> ETFs are driving the sell-off.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"214\" data-end=\"656\">Many of these institutional investors take long positions in ETFs while shorting Bitcoin futures on the CME, aiming to secure higher returns compared to short-term U.S. Treasury bonds.<\/p>\n<style>\n    .dark-mode .read-more {background-color: #343a40 !important;}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"read-more pb-3 pt-3 pt-md-2 px-3 my-4 border bg-light\">\n    <h5 class=\"text-uppercase border-bottom mb-3 pb-1 d-none d-md-block\">READ MORE:<\/h5>\n    <a class=\"article row\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/bitcoin-plunges-below-90k-as-crypto-market-sees-1-36b-in-liquidations\/\" title=\"Bitcoin Plunges Below $90K as Crypto Market Sees $1.36B in Liquidations\">\n        <div class=\"contentRight col-4\">\n            <span class=\"imgContainer mt-0\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image img-defer\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/pexels-bitcoin-red-1-1-240x170.webp\">\n            <\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"contentLeft col-8\">\n            <h4 class=\"title mb-0\">Bitcoin Plunges Below $90K as Crypto Market Sees $1.36B in Liquidations<\/h4>           \n            \n        <\/div>        \n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"214\" data-end=\"656\">However, if the gap between ETF prices and futures contracts narrows, these funds may start offloading their ETF holdings and repurchasing futures, increasing selling pressure.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"658\" data-end=\"777\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Hayes warns that if this trend continues, Bitcoin could dip as low as $70,000, signaling a potential bear market ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin\u2019s downward trend has intensified, dropping below $89,000, with altcoins also seeing significant losses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":21834,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-151894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bitcoin"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - 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