Bitcoin Stalls as Trump’s Trade War Rhetoric Spooks Markets

BTC’s rally hits a wall after former President Trump reignites fears of a US-China trade war collapse—because nothing fuels volatility like geopolitical saber-rattling and over-leveraged traders.

Crypto markets flinch as traditional finance’s favorite chaos agent strikes again. The ’digital gold’ narrative gets another stress test—and Wall Street’s algo-traders couldn’t be happier about the liquidity grab.

Funny how Bitcoin’s ’uncorrelated asset’ status always seems to waver when macro winds shift. Maybe Satoshi should’ve coded a ’trade war immunity’ feature.

The statement comes two weeks after Trump said U.S. tariffs had pushed China to the brink, caused factories to close, and created “civil unrest” before an alleged “fast deal” restored trade flows. No details of the supposed breach, civil unrest, or factory closings were provided, and Beijing had not responded by publication time.

Markets read fresh trade tension as a headwind for global demand. Bitcoin’s move underlines the asset’s continued sensitivity to macro headlines as it consolidates NEAR all-time highs.