Bitcoin tumbles 4% as Trump tariff spree triggers market jitters
Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies dipped after President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on US trading partners worldwide, triggering a slump in risk assets. The largest digital asset fell as much as 4% to about $82,000 on Thursday morning in Singapore before paring losses, while other tokens including Ether and XRP also declined. Solana had at one point shed more than 9% of its value.
Trump announced Wednesday that he will apply a minimum 10% tariff on all exporters to the US and slap additional duties on around 60 nations with the largest trade imbalances with the US. China will face a 34% rate, while the European Union will have a 20% levy and Japan is seeing a 24% tariff. Cryptocurrencies bore the announcement relatively well at first, but began to falter as traders began their day in Asia.
“As a risk-on asset, cryptocurrencies have generally traded poorly during periods of uncertainty following announcements such as steady high rates or the introduction of trade tariffs,” said John Wu, president at Ava Labs.
A $577 billion exchange-traded fund tracking the S&P 500 (SPY) fell about almost 2.5% after the close of regular trading in the US on Wednesday — wiping out an initial rally.
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