The crypto market has slipped into what analysts call a “quiet equilibrium,” a zone where fear is high but selling pressure fades.
By Parth Dubey
Editor Kirsten Thijssen
Updated
2 mins read
Two of the loudest voices in global finance just delivered the same message: buy when the market feels uneasy. Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, also known as CZ, said it’s better to accumulate when fear peaks rather than chase rallies driven by greed.
Unpopular opinion, but it's better to sell when there is maximum greed, and buy when there is maximum fear. 🤷♂️
— CZ 🔶 BNB (@cz_binance) November 29, 2025
Around the same time, Robert Kiyosaki, the author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad, warned that Japan’s carry trade, one of the biggest invisible forces behind asset inflation, has cracked, calling for Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold, and silver as protection.
The comments come as the Fear and Greed Index reads 20, indicating fear in the crypto market. Meanwhile, Bitcoin’s internal metrics show the market slipping into what analysts call a “quiet equilibrium.”
For three decades, cheap Japanese yen served as the world’s hidden leverage engine. Institutions borrowed nearly 0% in Japan and poured that capital into risk assets everywhere, US stocks, European bonds, emerging markets, and even crypto. That long-standing structure is now breaking.
The Bank of Japan’s rate hikes pushed government bond yields above 1.7%, a level unseen since 2008. As borrowing costs rose, the carry trade’s foundation cracked. Investors now face rising yen liabilities while their foreign asset positions decline, forcing liquidations.
CryptoQuant analysts revealed that Bitcoin’s Net Realized Profit and Loss is pulling back toward the zero line after violent spikes. The pattern often shows the end of forced selling and the start of a neutral, stable phase. Prices around the $90K level reflect the same balance, i.e., buyers and sellers have reached a truce.
BTC NRPL | Source: CryptoQuant
Analysts describe this as the market’s equilibrium zone, a calm period where investors decide where to invest next. If NRPL stays above zero, the market begins to build a stronger recovery base. A dip into negatives would confirm weakness.
Meanwhile, anchored VWAP indicators show undervaluation. Bitcoin recently slipped below levels tied to key events such as Trump’s election victory and the fourth halving. It seems that investors are back in accumulation territory.
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A crypto journalist with over 5 years of experience in the industry, Parth has worked with major media outlets in the crypto and finance world, gathering experience and expertise in the space after surviving bear and bull markets over the years. Parth is also an author of 4 self-published books.