Bitcoin Drops With Each Yen Intervention, Prompting Warning of Further Declines
JH Kim
Summary
- BeInCrypto reported that Bitcoin’s major selloffs in 2026 have coincided with market intervention by Japanese authorities to defend the yen.
- The market is split between expectations that Bitcoin could fall further to $50,000 as yen strength and the unwinding of the yen carry trade weigh on it, and the counterargument that dollar weakness could support Bitcoin.
- The US and Japan have officially acknowledged joint market intervention to curb yen weakness and said they could carry out additional coordinated intervention if needed.
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BeInCrypto reported on August 3 that Bitcoin’s sharpest drops in 2026 have coincided with market intervention by Japanese authorities to defend the yen.
The market is split on what comes next. One view holds that Bitcoin could slide further to $50,000 as yen strength and the unwinding of the yen carry trade weigh on risk assets. Another argues that dollar weakness could instead encourage flows into risk assets and support Bitcoin.
The US and Japan have officially acknowledged joint market intervention to curb yen weakness, and have said they could carry out additional coordinated intervention if needed.
JH Kim
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