Bitcoin continues rally to surpass $110K for the primary time

Bitcoin continues rally to surpass 0K for the primary time
Bitcoin continues rally to surpass 0K for the primary time


Bitcoin has topped $110,000 for the primary time in a latest rally that has seen it achieve 3% over the previous day to interrupt by means of previous worth highs from earlier this 12 months.

Bitcoin (BTC) hit a brand new all-time excessive of $110,788.98 on Coinbase late on Could 21, simply earlier than 11:30 pm UTC, according to TradingView.

Bitcoin has gained round 3% over the past 24 hours, surpassing its all-time high of $109,458 that it hit earlier within the day, which was the primary time it traded above its beforehand long-held Jan. 20 peak.

The world’s largest cryptocurrency has now gained 17.5% thus far this 12 months and is up 47% since its hunch to $75,000 on April 7, triggered by US President Donald Trump enacting sweeping tariffs that tanked international markets.

Bitcoin’s new peak comes as US inventory markets had been rattled by a weak 20-year bond public sale, which despatched treasury yields hovering on Could 21. The S&P 500 fell 80 factors in half an hour whereas the Nasdaq and Dow Jones mirrored the transfer, with all US indexes buying and selling down on the day. 

Bitcoin’s weekly chart reveals it has climbed out of a hunch earlier this 12 months. Supply: TradingView

Caroline Bowler, CEO of the Australian crypto alternate BTC Markets, mentioned in a be aware to Cointelegraph that Bitcoin’s new excessive “displays a mature curiosity in digital property worldwide, not the speculative surge seen in previous cycles.”

“Immediately’s demand is pushed by institutional-grade infrastructure and stronger regulatory readability. Investor sentiment has shifted decisively, reflecting institutional-style allocations,” she added. 

In response to Google Traits, searches for Bitcoin have been trending down since November and are at lows typical of crypto bear markets, indicating a low retail curiosity within the cryptocurrency.

In the meantime, the Crypto Concern & Greed Index, which tracks market sentiment, was at a score of 72 out of 100 on Could 22, indicating “greed.” The index is down from its 2025 excessive of 84 on Jan. 22, which got here two days after Trump’s inauguration.

Associated: How high can Bitcoin price go?

Edward Carroll, head of worldwide markets and company finance at MHC Digital Group, advised Cointelegraph in a be aware that rising demand driving the value greater within the medium-term may push Bitcoin to a minimum of $160,000 by the fourth quarter of this 12 months and $1 million by 2030.

Dealer’s leveraged Bitcoin wager tops $1.1B

In the meantime, leverage dealer James Wynn’s Bitcoin lengthy place on the crypto platform Hyperliquidity has grow to be the biggest onchain margin commerce when it exceeded $1.1 billion amid Bitcoin’s worth peak. 

The entry level for the 40x leveraged place was $108,065 and it has an unrealized revenue of $20 million. Will probably be liquidated if Bitcoin’s worth falls to $103,800.

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