Japan’s Historic Rate Hike Could Weigh on Bitcoin Markets
Global markets are watching closely as the Bank of Japan (BOJ) prepares to raise its key interest rate to 0.75% at the December 18–19 policy meeting — the highest level since 1995. This shift marks a significant turning point after decades of ultra-low rates in Japan’s financial system.
The expected 25-basis-point hike reflects sustained inflation above the BOJ’s 2% target and growing confidence among policymakers that further monetary tightening is warranted. Economists now see a high probability of this move, and markets are already pricing in continued rate normalization through 2026.
Why This Matters for Crypto
While Japan’s rate decision is primarily about domestic inflation and economic resilience, it has broader implications for global liquidity and risk assets — including Bitcoin:
Carry Trade Unwind: Higher borrowing costs in Japan weaken incentives for “yen carry trades,” where investors borrow cheap yen to fund risk-asset buys like crypto. Unwinding these trades can reduce risk appetite globally. Tighter Liquidity: A shift away from extremely loose monetary conditions can tighten overall liquidity, making speculative assets like Bitcoin more sensitive to rate shifts and funding costs. Stronger Yen & Funding Costs: A stronger yen and higher local yields may cause capital to rotate back into safer instruments, potentially squeezing capital flows into volatile markets.
Market Takeaway
Bitcoin has already shown volatility as macroeconomic expectations evolve. While a single rate move doesn’t dictate crypto prices, global liquidity dynamics and risk sentiment matter a lot — and a historic BOJ tightening cycle could dampen short-term upside for Bitcoin and other risk assets.
Stay tuned for updates as Japan’s central bank finalizes its policy stance and markets respond.
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This model claims that the transaction fees generated by users will be converted 100% into the platform token FT, and users holding FT can proportionally share 80% of the exchange's revenue. This high-yield gimmick was highly attractive, and within a month, Fcoin's trading volume surpassed Huobi and Binance, becoming the number one in the world, while the price of FT soared nearly a hundred times during the bear market. However, the platform was mostly filled with opportunists and bots engaging in wash trading; they immediately sold off FT after obtaining it, laying the groundwork for a subsequent crash.
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The JD stablecoin scam is a typical fraud that emerged after the stablecoin concept gained popularity in 2025. The scammers impersonated JD throughout the process, setting traps and relying on high returns and a pyramid-like recruitment to gather money. Even though JD has repeatedly refuted the claims, the scammers continued their deceit under different guises.
The scammers fabricated a company called "JD Coin Chain (Hong Kong)" and falsely claimed it was a subsidiary of JD Technology in Hong Kong. They even named the token JD stablecoin, along with names related to JD such as "JD Chain E-Card" and "Plus VIP", to create confusion. They also forged promotional pages and communities, claiming support from JD's digital technology and that assets were managed by licensed institutions to gain the trust of investors.
The scam designed multiple high-yield products, such as those with a lock-up period of 90 days or 180 days. Investing 300,000 stablecoins (approximately 2.35 million HKD) for 180 days would yield an additional 900,000 stablecoins upon maturity, with an annualized return rate exceeding 70%. There was also an AI chain fund package, where an 8888 yuan package had an annualized return rate of 38.88%. Additionally, they offered a registration bonus of 10,000 JD stablecoins and 1,000 shares of JD original stock, claiming the registration benefits were worth over 20,000 yuan.
They set up a multi-tiered promotional reward mechanism, where direct referrals could earn rewards ranging from 18 yuan to 888 yuan based on the number of people activated. If lower-level performance reached 20,000 yuan to 1 million yuan, promoters could earn rewards from 88 yuan to 12,888 yuan. This referral and rebate model allowed the scam to spread rapidly, attracting more people to join.
When investors wanted to cash out their earnings, they were required to pay 800 yuan to activate the "Plus VIP" membership to gain internal trading and withdrawal qualifications for JD stablecoins. The so-called promises of exchanging for JD Chain E-Cards and on-chain withdrawals were actually just excuses to delay and extort fees, with no real withdrawal channels available.
JD Coin Chain Technology has repeatedly refuted rumors through official channels, stating that it has not issued stablecoins and has no related communities, and has communicated with platforms to take down the fraudulent tokens. However, the scammers did not cease their activities; instead, they frequently changed their appearance and continued to lure users into registering and investing through communities and imitation apps. Subsequently, financial regulatory authorities in multiple locations also issued risk warnings, reminding the public to be vigilant against such scams.
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The Federal Reserve meeting is imminent, and the market has entered a stable phase, $BTC and $ETH have basically no fluctuations.
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1. On December 9, the Federal Reserve stated that the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting will be held as scheduled at 9 AM local time on Tuesday.
2. A whale transferred 1,880 ETH to OKX, approximately 5.86 million USD.
3. Circle launched the 'bank-grade privacy' stablecoin USDCx, which will go live on the Aleo blockchain.
4. Bloomberg: PNC partners with Coinbase to offer Bitcoin trading services for high-net-worth clients.
5. Privacy project Horizen reboots as a Layer 3 network on Base.
6. On December 9, White House Press Secretary Levitt stated that President Trump will deliver an economic-positive speech in Pennsylvania today.
7. CZ: The four-year Bitcoin cycle may have failed, and we may be entering a 'super cycle'.
8. 'Federal Reserve mouthpiece': Powell faces a do-or-die situation, with half of his colleagues opposing interest rate cuts.
9. An Ethereum Foundation associated address deposited 5,748 ETH into Kraken, approximately 17.89 million USD.
10. Trump may adjust tariffs to lower the prices of certain goods.
11. Former Federal Reserve Vice Chairman supports hawkish interest rate cuts, aiming for inflation to drop to 2%.
12. The EU plans to bring cryptocurrency companies under ESMA regulation, with a capital market integration reform set to start in 2027.
13. Hong Kong digital asset leader HASHKEY HLDGS launches an IPO, set to be listed on December 17.
14. BlackRock transferred approximately 272 BTC to Coinbase, valued at 24.58 million USD.
15. Stripe's stablecoin payment feature will go live, supporting Ethereum, Base, and Polygon networks.
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