2025-12-17 00:20:45

Just saw some explosive news—The Bank of Japan will raise interest rates to 75 basis points starting December 19. This number may seem insignificant, but do you know what it really means? It’s the first time in over thirty years that Japan has touched such a high interest rate level.

It’s a bit of an exaggeration to say, but it truly marks a historic turning point. The market, long accustomed to zero interest rates, must now face an entirely new financing cost environment. The yen, Asian stock markets, global arbitrage trading—these will all need to be re-priced.

For us holding BTC, ETH, ZEC—there will definitely be short-term impacts. On one hand, higher interest rates will attract funds into more "stable" assets; on the other hand, the appreciation of the yen means that crypto assets priced in yen will become more expensive. But in the long run, this policy shift also sends a signal—global central banks are rethinking monetary policy, which may not necessarily be bad news for the digital asset ecosystem.

The real question now isn’t whether BTC will fall, but how your portfolio should be adjusted amid this wave of change. Some are adding positions, some are watching, and others are hedging. The reshaping of the global financial landscape has just begun.

What’s your take?

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TokenTaxonomist

· 2025-12-17 22:05

actually, per my analysis—75bps is taxonomically incorrect nomenclature for what's essentially a policy inflection point. data suggests the carry trade unwind will trigger systematic risk cascades most retail players haven't modeled yet. let me pull up my spreadsheet real quick

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NFTBlackHole

· 2025-12-17 00:49

The Bank of Japan is causing trouble again, this is the most aggressive in 30 years... Honestly, those trapped funds are going to feel uncomfortable for a while.

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MainnetDelayedAgain

· 2025-12-17 00:41

According to the database, the Bank of Japan's recent actions have not occurred in over thirty years since the last zero interest rate policy, and normalization is now finally underway. The short-term impact is certain, but everyone should be mentally prepared—history has a way of testing people's resolve at critical moments. --- Once again, policy shifts and a new round of re-pricing. Will BTC fall? This question itself is a bit boring; the key is whether your position can withstand this adjustment. --- Thirty years have passed, and finally, they are willing to raise interest rates. The art of timing is quite particular. That said, the real opportunity to make money has always been when others are panicking, isn't it? --- Yen appreciation, higher financing costs, funds flowing into stable assets... When you increase your positions, have these variables been incorporated into your model? Waiting patiently for flowers to bloom is fine, but the premise is that you can endure this period of waiting. --- Short-term shocks, long-term signals—this kind of rhetoric sounds very comfortable, but according to records, the time cost of such "inevitable turning points" often exceeds expectations. It is recommended to be included in the Guinness World Records—ranking the central banks most skilled at pie-in-the-sky promises.

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