BOJ just nudged rates to 1%. And yeah… markets noticed.
Look, Japan’s central bank just pushed its policy rate to a 31-year high. 1%. Sounds small until you realize it’s basically them saying “we’re done pretending money is free.”
Bitcoin? Not exactly throwing a party after these moves. In past BOJ hikes, it’s averaged roughly a 5.74% drop in the month that follows the last four times they did this.
Here’s the thing. People always act surprised. “Why is crypto red?” as if global liquidity decisions from major central banks aren’t the whole background noise running the show.
Honestly, it’s the same pattern again. Rate goes up. Risk assets get nervous. Traders act like they didn’t see it coming, even though… yeah, they did.