David Bailey Says Bitcoin Needs to Slay ‘Two Massive Whales’ Before Hitting $150K – Who Are They?

Bitcoin CEO and Trump crypto policy adviser David Bailey claims two massive whales are preventing Bitcoin from reaching $150,000 with one down and another halfway ￰0￱ cryptic reference points to large-scale Bitcoin holders who executed multi-billion-dollar sales creating downward pressure that has kept prices below Bailey’s ambitious target despite the momentum of institutional ￰1￱ responded to community speculation by confirming the whales operated at specific price levels

with “ one for 80k bitcoin and the other for 120k bitcoin .” Market analysis suggests one whale executed approximately $2.7 billion in BTC sales on August 24 while another early investor rotated roughly $4 billion worth of Bitcoin into Ethereum since late ￰2￱ only reason we’re not at $150k right now is two massive whales- once they’re slain (1 down 1 halfway there)… up only. — David Bailey $1.0mm/btc is the floor (@DavidFBailey) September 2 2025 Mystery Whales Execute Massive Bitcoin Liquidations Speculation centers on two anonymous large-scale Bitcoin holders whose selling activity has suppressed price momentum throughout the current ￰3￱ first whale reportedly completed massive liquidations worth $2.7 billion in a single day

while the second continues rotating substantial Bitcoin positions into alternative ￰4￱ previously declared Bitcoin would experience no bear market for several years citing massive institutional adoption from sovereigns banks insurers

corporations and pension ￰5￱ no-bear-market thesis contradicted traditional four-year cycle analysis arguing the market hadn’t captured even 0.01% of its total addressable ￰6￱ Bitcoin holdings have surged to over $400 billion across nearly 312 entities with public companies accounting for over 50% of institutional reserves.