Market analysts say President Donald Trump‘s newly announced global tariff regime is already reshaping investor sentiment, triggering sharp corrections across risk assets—including crypto.
While digital currencies initially showed some resilience, experts caution that they remain exposed to broader macroeconomic shocks.
Trump’s April 2 speech, which introduced a “reciprocal tariff” program with baseline rates starting at 10% and scaling up to 50% by April 9, caused immediate volatility in financial markets.
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has dipped below $82,000, while U.S. equity futures and global ETFs slid.
Trump described the move as a “Declaration of Economic Independence,” aimed at rebalancing global trade dynamics.
According to David Hernandez, a crypto investment specialist at 21Shares, the tariffs removed some ambiguity around U.S. trade policy but raised new concerns.
“Markets thrive on clarity, and …
