2025-12-18 01:30:46

The Bank of Japan is about to take real action this time. The market is all waiting for the results this Friday, and almost everyone is convinced — the overnight borrowing rate will be raised by 25 basis points to 0.75%. This is no small matter; it’s the first rate hike since January this year, and it also means the benchmark interest rate will reach its highest point since 1995.

Think about what this means for the global markets. When Japan moves, capital flows will need to be restructured. Once the rate hike cycle begins, the attractiveness of risk assets will immediately decline, and some liquidity might flow out of the crypto market in search of more "secure" returns. Of course, some will see this as the start of a long-term adjustment, positioning themselves early in assets that are being sold off. Anyway, the volatility in the crypto market over the next few weeks will be very interesting.

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PumpAnalyst

· 2025-12-20 12:17

Damn, is the Bank of Japan really going hard? A 25 basis point hike, I bet five cents that on Friday there will definitely be a wave of profit-taking, with funds honestly flowing into Japanese bonds. Who cares about Bitcoin anymore? The technical outlook is already on the brink, brother.

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GasFeeVictim

· 2025-12-18 17:53

Japan's interest rate hike is essentially pouring cold water on the hot money in the crypto market. I'm already prepared to buy the dip. Wait, is it really that simple? Feels like there are other variables. Here we go again, another bloodbath. Can we not have this happen this Friday? If funds flee, the bottom should be coming soon. It all depends on who can withstand this wave. Japan is serious this time; we need to be ready to absorb the shock here. Starting an interest rate hike cycle = crypto cooling off? Not necessarily, it could be an opportunity instead. Oh my god, overnight lending rates are about to rise to 0.75%. That data is a bit shocking. Liquidity drain, huh? Forget it, I’ll just hold my coins and watch. No need to waste energy. Every time the central bank makes a move, the market starts guessing wildly. So annoying. Bank of Japan: I’m going to raise interest rates. Crypto market: I’m starting to fall. This script is so cliché. Selling off and buying the dip again, it’s always the same group of retail investors footing the bill. I think after this decline, it might actually be a good time for long-term positioning.

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SybilSlayer

· 2025-12-18 01:56

The Bank of Japan has confirmed it, now the crypto market will be hit along with risk assets --- Damn, it's time to cut leeks again --- Did Japan's interest rate hike reach the highest since 1995? What does it mean? It indicates that our risk assets are about to be squeezed out --- Wait, is this an early opportunity to lay out and bottom fish? --- Funds are flowing into safe havens, what about our coins? Let's protect the principal first --- Interesting? This is called "an interesting decline" --- See the outcome on Friday, brothers who are all-in, good luck --- When Japan moves, the whole world trembles. We retail investors are really the barometer

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ser_ngmi

· 2025-12-18 01:54

The Japanese interest rate hike, are we going to get cut again? Should we buy the dip? It mainly depends on the trend in the few days after Friday. Don't be too greedy.

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CounterIndicator

· 2025-12-18 01:50

Japan's interest rate hike is coming; we need to keep an eye on our wallets. When liquidity flows out, it's just the right opportunity to buy the dip.

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ForkItAllDay

· 2025-12-18 01:50

The Bank of Japan is going to raise interest rates. The crypto market is about to explode, and capital outflows are unavoidable.

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