Crypto's Tariff Spiral

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Trump's recent announcement that he planned to add an additional 25% tariff on imports into the U.S. from Canada and Mexico has triggered market pandemonium as investors bet on whether he's playing 5D chess or is in over his head. Mexico and Canada both responded by implementing tariffs on goods imported from the U.S., but Trump later agreed to 30-day pause on any action. The damage was already done in crypto – prices dropped across the board, with Bitcoin falling as low as $92K and Ethereum taking a drastic dive, wicking down just above $2.1K.

On Monday, Trump signed an executive order calling for the creation of a Sovereign Wealth Fund for the U.S.. While no official outline has been released on what will be invested in through the Sovereign Wealth Fund, the Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary of Commerce will allegedly put together a plan in the next 90 days for the formation of the fund. After signing the executive order, Trump hinted at big plans. "We're going to be doing something, perhaps with TikTok," he told reporters.