{"id":397834,"date":"2025-07-09T06:25:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T00:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/crypto-holds-steady-as-trump-turns-up-the-tariff-heat-crypto-news\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T06:40:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T01:10:03","slug":"crypto-holds-steady-as-trump-turns-up-the-tariff-heat-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/crypto-holds-steady-as-trump-turns-up-the-tariff-heat-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Crypto Holds Steady as Trump Turns Up the Tariff Heat &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin trades flat while Ethereum climbs and XRP dips.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Major digital assets held their ground on Tuesday, despite rising geopolitical tensions, as President Donald Trump threatened steep tariffs on nearly a dozen countries beginning next month. <\/p>\n<p>The global crypto market cap fell 3% over the past 24 hours to $3.43 trillion. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/prices\/bitcoin\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">Bitcoin (BTC)<\/a> is currently trading near $108,400, flat on the day but still up 2.3% over the past week. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/prices\/ethereum\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">Ethereum (ETH)<\/a> gained 1.6% in the past 24 hours and is now up over 6% in the last seven days, outperforming other top digital assets.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption class=\"text-center text-xs\">ETH 7-day price chart. Source: CoinGecko<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/prices\/ripple\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">XRP<\/a>, on the other hand, fell 2.1% on the day, trading at $2.29, while <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/prices\/solana\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">Solana (SOL)<\/a> also traded flat at $150.<\/p>\n<p>Leveraged liquidations came in at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coinglass.com\/LiquidationData\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">$149 million <\/a>on the day, with BTC accounting for $33.6 million of the total. This was followed by ETH at nearly $30 million and altcoins with close to $20 million.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) attracted nearly $217 million inflows on July 7, the third trading day of consecutive inflows, while spot ETH ETFs recorded around $62 million inflows, according to SoSoValue <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sosovalue.com\/assets\/etf\/us-eth-spot\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">data<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>As of today, BlackRock, the world\u2019s largest asset manager, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blackrock.com\/us\/individual\/products\/333011\/ishares-bitcoin-trust-etf\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">holds<\/a> over 700,000 BTC (worth around $75.86 billion) in its iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) ETF.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, on-chain analytics platform Glassnode <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/glassnode\/status\/1942553501542015211\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">revealed<\/a> earlier today that last Friday, over 80,000 BTC that were last active over 5 years ago moved on-chain. Glassnode called it \u201ca rare event\u201d as it currently marks the third-largest single-day revival of old BTC supply in history.  <\/p>\n<p>The move happened at a price of around $108,000, making the total amount of BTC worth over $8.6 billion. Glassnode&#8217;s data was evidently referring to the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/news\/markets\/bitcoin-struggles-to-break-usd110-000-as-dormant-whales-move-billions-in-btc\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">long-dormant BTC whale<\/a> The Defiant previously reported on, which was likely not moving funds to sell, according to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/news\/blockchains\/arkham-says-80000-bitcoin-whale-transfer-linked-to-address-upgrade-daa9ddf6\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">Arkham<\/a>. <\/p>\n<h2>Trump\u2019s Tariffs<\/h2>\n<p>The crypto market\u2019s resistance comes as investors react to Trump\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/news\/markets\/crypto-market-dips-after-trump-brics-tariff-threat\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">plan to bring back high tariffs<\/a> on goods from nearly a dozen countries starting August 1.<\/p>\n<p>In a series of social media posts Monday, Trump said goods from countries like Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, and South Africa will face tariffs ranging from 25% to 40%. He also shared screenshots of letters warning leaders not to retaliate with their own tariffs, adding that any increase would be matched by the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs per letters sent to various countries yesterday, in addition to letters that will be sent today, tomorrow, and for the next short period of time, TARIFFS WILL START BEING PAID ON AUGUST 1, 2025,\u201d the president <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">wrote<\/a> on Truth Social earlier today. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere has been no change to this date, and there will be no change.\u201d Trump further emphasized that \u201cno extensions will be granted.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The new tariffs follow Trump\u2019s earlier <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/news\/markets\/crypto-market-holds-firm-as-trump-readies-liberation-day-tariffs\" target=\"__blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer \">\u201cliberation day\u201d tariffs<\/a>, which were announced in April and later paused for 90 days following market turmoil. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin trades flat while Ethereum climbs and XRP dips. Major digital assets held their ground on Tuesday, despite rising geopolitical tensions, as President Donald Trump threatened steep tariffs on nearly a dozen countries beginning next month. The global crypto market cap fell 3% over the past 24 hours to $3.43 trillion. 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