Tariff wars

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

11 October 2025 | 64 seen

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?

Let’s break down the dynamics, the psychology, and what we’ve observed firsthand in our own portfolio after major tariff shocks.

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