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Crypto Bulls Lose $500M as Bitcoin Hovers Around $108K After Trump’s Tariff Threats
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened a 50% tariff on all European Union imports and a 25% levy on imported Apple iPhones late Friday, sending markets tumbling.
Updated May 27, 2025, 2:16 p.m. Published May 24, 2025, 7:03 a.m.
What to know:
- Bullish crypto bets lost over $500 million as markets reacted to President Trump's tariff threats.
- Bitcoin's price dropped sharply, leading to significant losses across the crypto market, including ether, Solana, XRP, and dogecoin.
- The largest single liquidation was a $9.53 million BTC-USDT swap on OKX, highlighting market volatility and potential turning points.
Bullish crypto bets lost over $500 million in the past 24 hours as traders took profits and markets slid following President Donald Trump’s fresh threats of tariffs on European imports and Apple products, sparking a wave of liquidations.
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Bitcoin, which had been trading above $111,000, dropped quickly to around $108,600, wiping out intraday gains and rattling broader market sentiment.
BTC’s drop was mirrored across the crypto complex, with futures tracking ether , Solana’s SOL, and showing losses from $30 million to over $100 million.
Bitcoin futures saw roughly $181 million in losses, while Ether futures accounted for nearly $142 million. Altcoins added another $100 million in liquidations, including notable wipeouts in SOL, DOGE, and XRP.
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The largest single liquidation was a $9.53 million BTC-USDT swap on OKX, CoinGlass data shows.
A liquidation occurs when an exchange forcefully closes a trader's leveraged position due to the trader's inability to meet the margin requirements.
Large-scale liquidations can indicate market extremes, like panic selling or buying. A cascade of liquidations might suggest a market turning point, where a price reversal could be imminent due to an overreaction in market sentiment.
The pullback arrived just as bitcoin was gaining momentum on ETF inflows and growing institutional interest, leading some to expect a calm weekend.
Instead, volatility returned in full force. With the macro environment now destabilized by renewed trade war fears, traders may remain cautious heading into next week’s sessions.
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Japan’s Higher Rates Puts Bitcoin in the Crosshairs of a Yen Carry Unwind
A stronger yen typically coincides with de-risking across macro portfolios, and that dynamic could tighten liquidity conditions that recently helped bitcoin rebound from November’s lows.
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- The Bank of Japan is expected to raise interest rates to 0.75% at its December meeting, the highest since 1995, affecting global markets including cryptocurrencies.
- A stronger yen could lead to de-risking in macro portfolios, impacting liquidity conditions that have supported bitcoin's recent recovery.
- Governor Kazuo Ueda indicated a high probability of a rate hike, with officials prepared for further tightening if their economic outlook supports it.
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