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🚨🇯🇵 JAPAN IS SACRIFICING ITS STOCK MARKET TO SAVE ITS BONDS! The Bank of Japan announced that it is accelerating ETF liquidations by 161%, from ¥330 BILLION to ¥860 BILLION annually. Translation? The BOJ is preparing to dump more Japanese equities, potentially pressuring shareholders while generating profits that could bolster government finances. This is really interesting though👇 Japan holds enormous amounts of U.S. Treasuries valued at a staggering $1.4 Trillion. Selling those instead could put pressure on American bond markets. So why are Japanese equities being sold while U.S. Treasuries remain untouched by this particular plan? Months ago, the BoJ and Japan’s finance minister threatened bold actions to save the Yen and @yutokanzakireal warned the measures prepared would hit people globally and even apologized for it, in advance. The second that warning dropped, the U.S. stepped in, took the wheel, and put the BoJ on a leash. Japan is protecting the U.S. bond market while making domestic equity investors absorb the selling pressure. Japanese shareholders take the hit. Washington avoids the shock. Tokyo fights to stabilize its finances. They just kicked the biggest can in financial history straight off a cliff. The delayed unwind will be far more catastrophic when it finally hits. Japan is hoping for an escape plan with digital assets. The country which was not so crypto friendly has suddenly passed their version of Clarity Act before the U.S. - Crypto has now been declared as financial assets and Japan announced plans to bring the government bonds and stock market on-chain. - Bitcoin and XRP are now being allowed as corporate treasury assets. - Ondo and Solana chosen for Japan’s first phase of tokenization. - Japan is even getting institutional privacy in their digital asset infrastructure through @DNAOnChain’s zero-knowledge proofs in cryptography. Japan is preparing the ultimate off-ramp from this fiat-dominated trap.