October 2025

How Crypto Reacts to U.S. Tariff Announcements — and Why It Hurts More Than Stocks

When the U.S. government announces new tariffs, markets panic, and crypto tends to take the hardest hit.
We’ve seen this pattern repeatedly: a single policy shock sends stocks tumbling, bonds rallying, and Bitcoin plunging twice as hard. But why does a trade policy aimed at physical goods ripple so violently through digital assets? And how long does it usually take for crypto to recover?

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