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Yen carry trade: the hidden fuse behind BTC crashes
The real threat from BOJ hikes isn’t the rate itself — it’s the global yen carry trade.
Borrow near-zero yen → convert to USD → buy high-yield assets → pocket the spread.
If Japan keeps hiking and the yen strengthens, the trade must unwind:
sell overseas assets → buy back yen → repay debt.
This isn’t a normal pullback. It’s global deleveraging. BTC, being the most liquid risk asset, often gets sold first.
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