A Fed move to backstop Japan bonds could boost Bitcoin: Arthur Hayes

BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes says the yen is weakening while Japanese government bond yields are rising, which could lead to Japanese investors selling US Treasuries.

Bitcoin could break out of its “sideways funk” if the United States central bank attempts to support a failing Japanese bond market by printing money, according to BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes.

Hayes proposed a theory on Wednesday about how the Federal Reserve “could be printing money to manipulate the yen and JGB [Japanese government bond] markets.”

Japan faces a dual crisis: the yen is weakening while Japanese government bond yields are rising simultaneously, signaling a potential loss of market confidence. This also impacts the US because Japanese investors might sell US treasuries to buy higher-yielding JGBs instead.

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