
Bitcoin Faces Japan Rate Hike: Debunking The Yen Carry Trade Unwind Alarms, Real Risk Elsewhere
Speculators maintain net bullish positions in the yen, limiting scope for sudden JPY strength and mass carry unwind.

Speculators maintain net bullish positions in the yen, limiting scope for sudden JPY strength and mass carry unwind.

ETF expert Eric Balchunas argued Bitcoin’s 17-year track record and multiple recoveries make tulip mania comparisons obsolete despite recent criticism.

Bitcoin’s liveliness indicator reached new peaks, suggesting strong demand despite lower prices and signaling the bull market cycle may not be over yet.

Bitcoin treasury firms are entering a “Darwinian phase” as equity premiums collapse, leverage turns into downside and DAT stocks flip to discounts, Galaxy warns.

The physical Bitcoin collectibles were minted when Bitcoin was trading for just $3.88 and $11.69 each, marking a massive potential return.

A stronger yen typically coincides with de-risking across macro portfolios, and that dynamic could tighten liquidity conditions that recently helped bitcoin rebound from November’s lows.

Strive CEO Matt Cole has urged the MSCI to “let the market decide” whether they want to include Bitcoin-holding companies in their passive investments.

Strategy CEO Phong Le said his firm raised 21 months of dividend runway in just eight days to head off investor unease.

A 25% dip in Ethereum’s voting participation coincided with a bug in the Prysm consensus client shortly after the Fusaka upgrade, with the network just 9% away from losing finality.

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FINRA found the number of people invested in crypto was steady from 2021 to 2024, but fewer were considering either buying more or investing for the first time.

The one-month chart shows BTC still locked inside a descending structure from early November’s highs, with the latest rebound producing another lower high.

Bitcoin’s downturn has barely anything to do with “anything crypto specific,” but it’s unlikely to surge early next year, says 21Shares co-founder Ophelia Snyder.

Predict.fun aims to fix prediction markets’ biggest inefficiency, user funds sitting idle for weeks or months without earning yield, while tapping the large userbase of BNB Chain.

Entrée Capital unveiled a $300M fund prioritizing AI agents, DePIN and regulated Web3 infrastructure.

“The short-term setup has shifted into a choppy pullback, with markets watching whether BTC can stabilize within the $90,000–$91,000 support zone,” one trader said.

Citadel Securities argued that DeFi platforms offering tokenized US stocks should be regulated under securities laws and not get exemptive relief from the SEC.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse predicts bitcoin will reach $180,000 by the end of 2026.

IBIT options are the ninth largest in the U.S.

Crypto exchange Binance appointed co-founder Yi He as co-CEO, tightening its top team as it leans into regulated global expansion.

The new leadership role was announced by the current Binance CEO Richard Teng at Binance Blockchain Week in Dubai.

Glassnode and Fasanara’s year-end report shows record inflows, rising realized cap, and falling volatility, suggesting the latest pullback is a mid-cycle reset rather than the start of a long downturn. Present market dynamics point to

Key resistance levels were tested, with momentum indicators supporting continued bullish movement.

The new non-custodial platform brings stablecoin swaps and global fiat off-ramps into one place, aiming to make the process more seamless for users.

XRP and BTC trade close to make-or-break levels while Nasdaq’s November price action raises pullback risks.

The proposed protocol uses zero-knowledge proofs to verify sender–receiver relationships without revealing identities.

The scandal-plagued platform blamed a surge in withdrawals for its shutdown, the latest fallout from U.S. sanctions and money-laundering allegations targeting the wider Huione network.

FDIC acting chair Travis Hill will inform the House Financial Services Committee that the regulator plans to propose how it will apply the GENIUS Act this month.

Bitcoin opened the week in the red as fears of a Bank of Japan rate hike triggered a yen carry trade unwind, potentially risking a drop in BTC price to $67,000.

Ultra-low fees kept monetization in the basis-point range, leaving revenue unable to offset steep losses despite surging Hong Kong trading volumes.

Cooling US labor data is shifting growth expectations, rate paths and liquidity, creating new macro pressures for Bitcoin and the broader crypto market.

Japan’s 10-year bond yields surged to 1.86%, the highest since 2008, threatening to unwind the yen carry trade that funneled trillions into risk assets.

BlackRock says $2.34 billion in November outflows from IBIT are normal as demand once pushed the ETF near $100 billion.

Stablecoin yields not being overly high suggests the market hasn’t reached a “major top” and Ether may reach $3,200 in the near term, according to Santiment.

Nasdaq’s head of digital assets strategy, Matt Savarese, said the stock exchange is ready to answer any questions the SEC may have for its proposal for tokenized stocks.

Bitcoin miners caught a break on Thursday as difficulty dropped, but the relief may be short-lived if it rises in December, as forecast.

Bitcoin mining in China is rising again. From dominance to ban to resurgence, this makes an engaging story.

Arthur Hayes says Monad’s token structure makes it vulnerable to a brutal selloff, while predicting money printing will fuel the next major crypto rally.

A close above $2.22 would confirm a bullish trend, while failure to hold $2.17 could lead to further declines.

The premium — which tracks the price spread between Coinbase and the global market — acts as a read on U.S. capital flows in previous cycles.

The crypto sentiment indicator has moved up from extreme fear, and other social media indicators suggest sentiment is moving more bullish toward Bitcoin.

Implied volatility indices tied to bitcoin and the S&P 500 have erased the recent spike, offering bullish price signals.

The UK has proposed a “no gain, no loss” approach to decentralized finance transactions, scrapping capital gains taxes on deposits to crypto lending platforms.

Bitcoin is down nearly 17% this month and is tracking toward its worst November since at least 2019, but LVRG’s Nick Ruck says that sets it up for a good 2026.

A clear look at how Ethereum’s Fusaka upgrade advances scaling, data efficiency and validator usability across the next phase of the roadmap.

Traders have quickly re-priced the macro backdrop as the probability of a 25 bps cut at the upcoming FOMC meeting has surged from 39% to almost 87% in a matter of days.

Ripple’s dollar-backed stablecoin secures a major regulatory win as Abu Dhabi allows licensed firms to use RLUSD inside its international financial center.

Total XRP ETF assets crossed $628 million, absorbing nearly 80 million tokens in 24 hours, making for a stronger initial response than Solana’s ETF debut earlier this year.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has just donated over $760,000 in Ether to two projects he says are pushing digital privacy forward.

Australia has taken another step to introduce legislation that will subject crypto platforms to the same laws and licensing obligations as financial institutions.