Trump Announces 100% Tariff on China as Crypto Market Crashes
In a shocking late-day announcement, U.S. President Donald Trump revealed that the United States will impose a 100% tariff on Chinese imports starting November 1, 2025, triggering panic across global markets and a sharp sell-off in cryptocurrencies.
Posting on his Truth Social account, Trump accused Beijing of taking an “extraordinarily aggressive position on trade,” claiming China had notified other nations of plans to impose sweeping export controls on nearly all products it produces – a move he called “a moral disgrace in international trade.”
The President said the U.S. response would be immediate and severe. “Starting November 1, the United States of America will impose a Tariff of 100% on China, over and above any tariff that they are currently paying,” he declared. Trump also announced export controls on all critical software, a measure aimed at restricting Chinese access to U.S. technology.
The announcement sent shockwaves through financial markets. Bitcoin briefly plunged below $110,000, wiping out billions in value within minutes before recovering slightly. Ethereum fell back under $4,000, while major altcoins such as Solana and XRP suffered double-digit declines. Analysts attributed the crash to sudden risk-off sentiment, as traders rushed out of speculative assets amid fears of a prolonged U.S.-China trade war.
Crypto liquidation data showed one of the largest one-hour wipeouts of the quarter, with hundreds of millions in leveraged positions erased across exchanges. Market analysts noted similarities to the volatility seen during past macro-driven sell-offs tied to global policy shocks.
Economists warned that Trump’s tariff escalation could spark a new wave of inflationary pressures, disrupt tech supply chains, and further destabilize investor confidence worldwide. “This level of economic brinkmanship instantly rattles markets – from equities to digital assets,” said one analyst.
The coming weeks are expected to test investor sentiment across all asset classes as both Washington and Beijing prepare for a potential showdown that could reshape global trade – and the crypto landscape – for months to come.
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Alex is Editor-in-Chief of Coindoo and co-founder of Millennial Media Group, with nearly a decade of experience covering financial markets - crypto first, then everything else. It started in 2016 with Bitcoin. Like most people at the time, he didn't fully understand it - so he kept digging. Blockchain, tokenomics, the projects, the cycles. That curiosity never stopped, and eventually pulled him into traditional markets too: equities, commodities, macro. Not because he left crypto behind, but because you can't properly understand one without the other. What drives him is straightforward: he wants to know why something is happening, not just that it's happening. Most market coverage stops at the headline - price up, price down, here's a chart. Alex finds that kind of reporting actively unhelpful. If you walk away from an article without understanding the mechanism behind the move, what did you actually learn? He holds a degree in Tourism from New Bulgarian University - not the most obvious path into financial markets, but markets have a way of pulling in people who are simply too curious to stay out. He has authored over 200 in-depth analyses and more than 10,000 articles across crypto and traditional finance. He still thinks every day in markets teaches him something new. That's probably why he hasn't stopped.
