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🚨 The days are getting closer! I have to remind everyone that Japan has raised interest rates, and this is a significant event!! The world's largest source of "cheap money" might be turned off by the Bank of Japan itself! This is not a trivial matter; a liquidity storm sweeping through the crypto space may already be on its way!
💥 Why does Japan raising interest rates make us anxious? The secret lies in the "yen arbitrage trading" worth trillions of dollars. Simply put, international capital has been borrowing yen at nearly zero cost, converting it to dollars, and then flooding into BTC and ETH for high returns. Once Japan raises interest rates, the financing costs of this operation will skyrocket, and profit margins will be significantly squeezed. What's worse is that the expectation of interest rate hikes will push the yen to appreciate, meaning they will need to pay back more dollars in the future.
💰 What chain reactions will this trigger? The death spiral of "selling crypto assets → exchanging for dollars → converting yen to repay debts"! Think about the disastrous drop in BTC the day Japan unexpectedly raised rates last August. This concentrated withdrawal would deliver a triple blow to the crypto space:
1. Liquidity being "sucked dry": the market instantly transforms from a flood of wealth to a parched riverbed.
2. Leveraged chain explosions: exchange rate fluctuations and falling crypto prices can easily trigger a chain liquidation of high-leverage positions, amplifying the decline.
3. Panic contagion: as the last major central bank to turn, Japan's interest rate hike would be seen as a clear signal of tightening global liquidity, triggering risk-off selling from institutions and large holders.
💎 Of course, crises also hide opportunities. Historical data shows that after such liquidity-driven crashes, "golden buying opportunities" often arise because the industry fundamentals have not deteriorated, and smart money will seize the chance to buy core assets at the bottom.
🤔️ Friends, if the Bank of Japan really tightens the faucet, will you choose to fasten your seatbelt in advance, or get ready to pick up cheap chips in the pit? Share your escape (or bottom-fishing) plans in the comments!👇
