Cryptographic markets fell after US President Donald Trump regarding national emergency and wide tariffs to all countries within his last salvo in the ongoing trade war.
The Trump administration has reached all countries with a 10% tariff from April 5, with some countries in the face of even higher rates, such as China, in the face of 34% tariff, the European Union 20% and Japan 24%.
During the speech on April 2 at Rose Garden in the White House, Trump he said The United States burden the countries “about half of what they are and burden us.”
🚨 @Potus He signs the executive ordinance to institutional mutual tariffs to countries around the world.
This is a day of liberation in America! pic.twitter.com/p7unfe617b
– Rapid Response 47 (@Rapidresponse47) April 2, 2025
The cryptographic market briefly increased to the news by a 10% sweeping tariff, but when the full range became known, with the pursuit of bleeding all over the board.
Bitcoin (BTC) issued a rally, reaching the highest session after USD 88,500, but dropped 2.6% back to around USD 82,876. Meanwhile, Coingecko data can be seen Ether (Eth) fell by over 6% from USD 1,934 to USD 1,797 after tariff and total capitalization of the cryptographic market dropped 5.3% to USD 2.7 trillion.
Crypto Fear & Greed index, which measures market moods for bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies, returned Result 25, classified as extreme fear, in the last update on April 2.
However, the prices have regained some losses since then. Bitcoin recovered 0.8% to USD 83,205. While the ether recovered 1.2%to take USD 1810.
The result of the Crypto Fear & Greed index returned the average assessment of fear for the last week, but now it has fallen into extreme fear. Source: Alternative.me
Stock market markets were not much better; Commercial resource of the Kobeissi letter he said In the post on April 2, the S&P 500 stock index removed the market capital with a value of over $ 2 trillion, which is about USD 125 billion per minute.
Trump’s tariffs can bring certainty to the markets
Rachael Lucas, a cryptographic analyst at Australian Crypto Exchange BTC Markets, said that a compact raise was a “relief of uncertainty”, and then the sale as the full details of the tariffs was published.
“On BTC markets, the volume of trading increased by 46%, when local traders tried to change their location. Large players gained in jumping, while smaller investors hesitated,” she said in a statement.
Source: Daan Crypto Trades
She added that if China or the European Union “hit heavily”, they expect the next round of panic sales.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called Trade partners in the USA in an interview of April 2 with Bloomberg against taking retaliation, arguing that “this is the highest level of number” about tariffs, if they do not try to add more fees in response, which can provide “ceiling” and certainty for markets.
David Hernandez, a specialist in cryptographic investments at Crypto Asset Manager 21shares, told Cointelegraph that the markets have experienced significant volatility during Trump’s speech, but brightness can be a good thing in long -term perspective.
“Although tariff indicators were slightly higher than expectations, the announcement ensured the necessary transparency of the scope and scale of the policy,” he said.
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“Markets are certainly developing, and with speculations they are now largely removed, institutional investors can see the opportunity in the coming days to take advantage of compressed valuations.”
Hernandez claims that global answers will be crucial for the market, speculating that Mexico and key economies of East Asia, including China, South Korea and Japan, can assess remedies.
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