How Trump’s Tariffs Are Shaking the Crypto Market
When President Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs on Chinese technology exports in October 2025, global markets reacted instantly. Stocks dropped, oil prices swung, and within hours, the cryptocurrency market experienced one of the sharpest single-day selloffs of the year. Over 19 billion dollars in crypto positions were liquidated in less than 24 hours, wiping out weeks of bullish momentum. This was not a crypto-only problem. It was a macro shock, and it reminded investors that digital assets are far from insulated from traditional economic policy. Tariffs, inflation, and trade wars now move Bitcoin just as much as they move steel and semiconductors. The October 2025 Tariff Shock On October 10, Trump announced 100 percent tariffs on a wide range of Chinese technology and software exports, including components used in AI hardware, cloud computing, and semiconductors. The administration said the […]
