Crypto markets dipped after US President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency and sweeping tariffs on all countries as part of his latest salvo in the ongoing trade war.
The Trump administration has hit all countries with a 10% tariff starting April 5, with some countries facing even larger rates, such as China facing a 34% tariff, the European Union 20%, and Japan 24%.
During an April 2 speech in the Rose Garden at the White House, Trump said the US is charging countries “approximately half of what they are and have been charging us.”
🚨 @POTUS signs an Executive Order instituting reciprocal tariffs on countries throughout the world.
It’s LIBERATION DAY in America! pic.twitter.com/p7UnfE617B
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 2, 2025
The crypto market briefly went up at the news of a 10% sweeping tariff, but once the