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Markets

Bitcoin Slides Below $87K to 3-Month Low as Nasdaq Futures Dip, Yen Sparks Risk-Off Fears

BTC hits three-month as Nasdaq futures point to continued risk aversion in stocks and the anti-risk Japanese yen strengthens against the U.S. dollar.

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Markets

Bitcoin Bulls Lose Steam, Aussie-Yen Dips, Hinting at Broad-Based Risk Aversion Ahead

The anti-risk Japanese yen looks to gain ground as the talk of a BOJ rate hike in December gathers steam.

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Markets

Bitcoin Slides, Yen Gains as Trump-Harris Debate Disappoints Markets

The yen picked up a strong bid in late July as the Bank of Japan hiked interest rates for the first time in decades, triggering an unwinding of the risk-on yen carry trades.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris debate for the first time during the presidential election. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Videos

What the Strengthening Japanese Yen Means for Crypto

CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the recent rally in Japanese yen and its implications on the crypto market. Plus, why the market shift fueled by yen's rally could mean heightened volatility ahead. This content should not be construed or relied upon as investment advice. It is for entertainment and general information purposes.

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Markets

Attention Bitcoin Traders, the Japanese Yen Is Strengthening Again

A similar yen outperformance early this month triggered carry unwind and rocked risk assets, including cryptocurrencies.

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Markets

Metaplanet Shares Soar as Japanese Firm Mimics MicroStrategy on Bitcoin Buying

Metaplanet began as Red Planet Japan, a budget hotel operator, before pivoting to become a Web3 developer.

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Markets

Bank of Japan Ends Eight-Year Negative Rates Regime; Bitcoin Slides to $62.7K

The BOJ hiked the benchmark borrowing cost by 10 basis points, abandoning the prolonged negative interest rate policy.

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Markets

Bitcoin-Yen Pair Hits Record High, Reflects Stress on Japan's Fiat Currency

Bitcoin's ongoing rally is telling of current market perceptions about fiat currencies, with sentiment being weakest for the Japanese yen.

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Policy

Japan Will Launch Pilot for Issuing Digital Yen in April

The move comes after more than two years of proof-of-concept experiments by the BoJ.

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Markets

Bitcoin Gains 2%, Stocks Drop as Bank of Japan Allows Benchmark Bond Yields to Rise

The BOJ unexpectedly lifted the cap on the 10-year Japanese government bond yields to 0.5% from 0.25%, ending the prolonged period of near-zero yields.

Cityscape Tokyo, Japan (Ryo Yoshitake/Unsplash)

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