🫣 The recent announcements of Trump's 15% global tariffs have stirred significant reactions across crypto social media. There have been numerous updates on the tariff developments over the past year, but three major news drops have generated significantly large retail reactions:

1) In April 2025, Trump introduced new country-specific tariffs, with China facing a heavy 60% tariff. Other countries like Mexico, the EU, Japan, and India were targeted with 25%–40% tariffs. Retail traders were particularly spooked, as evidenced by the massive discourse across X, Reddit, Telegram, and other platforms. Once the mainstream was conscious and maximum FUD hit surrounding the tariffs, it marked the perfect but opportunity as retail left crypto to liquidate their positions at the bottom of the markets.

2) In October 2025, 5 days after Bitcoin's $126K all-time high, Trump's announcement of a 100% tariff on Chinese imports caused another spike in social volume of tariff-related discussions. Though this aggressive move quickly led to market volatility, Trump rescinded the tariffs just two days later. Retail investors, already on edge, reacted strongly to this on-again, off-again tariff policy. This period again fooled traders, who assumed this was another April-like buy opportunity. Instead, it marked one of the last opportunities for retail traders to sell Bitcoin above $115K, before a massive 4+ month long market drop.

3) Most recently, in February 2026, Trump made another bold announcement, imposing 15% global tariffs on all imports, despite the Supreme Court ruling tariffs illegal just last week. The announcement, symbolized by his social media push and the subsequent rise in social dominance around the term "tariffs," sparked another wave of Bitcoin selloffs. But this time, it's even more complex. The Supreme Court just ruled that his actions are illegal, and the world is seeing an unprecedented struggle between federal law and presidential power.

📊 This ongoing tariff debate has consistently played a pivotal role in where cryptocurrencies move next. Geopolitical news and monetary policy has consistently impacted prices in a way the crypto community has never seen before. Until the dust settles, it would be wise to expect unpredictable volatility.

🔖 Follow along with the crypto community's level of discussion toward tariffs. It will serve as one of the top key indicators for price pivots for all of cryptocurrency!