Tonight, the global market holds its breath, as a pre-announced 'slaughter' is about to begin—but the true winners have already built their arks in the eye of the storm.
The Bank of Japan is about to unleash its strongest rate hike in 30 years. At this moment, screens of global traders are fixed on the BTC and Nikkei charts.
The chat room is filled with short position screenshots, and everyone is waiting for the same script to unfold: Yen carry trade unwinding → Global liquidity tightening → Risk assets plummeting indiscriminately. The consensus seems unbreakable: BTC must fall below 80,000, panic selling is surging, and wave A's decline is considered the bottom.
But when everyone sees the same 'clear' risk, danger often lurks outside the script. The truly fatal risk may be the momentary depletion of liquidity and the cascading liquidations that lead to a crash—far exceeding any model projections.
01 Where will you be when the tide goes out?
Market analysts repeatedly simulate history, with clear and cold logic. However, cycles tell us again and again: during periods of highly certain macro headwinds, top players never think about 'whether they can buy at the lowest point', but rather 'how to ensure they survive until the end'.
The old whale beside me, who has weathered three rounds of bull and bear markets, calmly did one thing before the announcement: he exchanged some USDT for USDD (Decentralized USD). He said, 'When the tide is certain to go out, what you need to do is not guess which rock will show, but ensure you never run aground.'
This short sentence encapsulates the core wisdom of surviving a bear market.
02 Why is USDD the 'strategic cornerstone' of the moment?
In the face of systemic risk, USDD is not a tool for 'bottom fishing', but a shield that allows you to 'survive to see the bottom'. Its value is irreplaceable in three aspects:
The ultimate tool to hedge against 'liquidity crises'
When 'JPY carry trade unwinding' triggers a chain reaction, the first wave of impact is always the momentary evaporation of liquidity. Mainstream assets may be difficult to liquidate or face significant slippage. USDD, as a blockchain-based hard currency, provides 24/7, borderless stable liquidity. When others panic about not being able to sell, USDD is your 'emergency reserve' that you can mobilize at any time.
Stability does not rely on 'central bank games'
The monetary policies of the Bank of Japan and the Federal Reserve are the root causes of market fluctuations. The stability of USDD comes from on-chain public and over-collateralized crypto assets. It offers a 'dimension of stability' independent of traditional financial systems. When global central banks are tightening, this stability guaranteed by mathematics and code becomes a scarce safe-haven attribute.
The active income engine of the 'passive waiting period'
Waiting for the market to find its bottom is a process that requires patience. Allocating funds to USDD and participating in robust DeFi strategies can allow your 'waiting funds' to continuously generate returns. This achieves 'defense as offense'—avoiding the main downward trend while allowing your position to grow silently, reserving more ammunition for the upcoming rebound.
03 Can your 'microstructure' withstand the storm?
When your attention is occupied by grand narratives like 'a 25 basis point rate hike' and '70,000 target', be sure to allocate some energy to examine the 'microstructure' of your assets:
Can your position remain unsinkable in any storm?
Is your layout only designed for upward movement, yet unable to cope with prolonged declines and consolidations?
In a bear market, the greatest victory is not how much you made from shorting, but that when the bull market returns, you are not only still in the game but have become stronger.
The direction of the tide retreating is known to all, but the wisdom lies in whether the vessel you built for yourself can withstand the undercurrents. USDD may not help you avoid every decline, but it ensures you always have the qualification and capital to participate in the next rise.
When the 'nuclear bomb' of interest rate hikes drops, will you be the bystander lamenting in the chat room, or the survivor calmly laying out plans in the USDD bunker? The answer is hidden in every asset choice you make.
