Why did Bitcoin sell off as the yen surged fast enough to trigger cuts across risk books?
Bitcoin sometimes sells off hard on days with no crypto headlines. A recurring driver sits outside crypto: a yen-funded carry unwind that forces cross-asset deleveraging, then transmits into BTC through thinner liquidity, wider spreads, and fast position reduction in derivatives. Here's the core mechanism in one line: if USD/JPY moves fast enough to trigger margin […] The post Why did Bitcoin sell off as the yen surged fast enough to trigger cuts across risk books? appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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