Why Crypto Tanked Friday: The China Tariff Shock

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00:00Why crypto tanked Friday? The China tariff shock. If your portfolio looks like a roller coaster,

00:05you're not alone. If your app shows red across the board, you're in the Friday dump. If markets

00:10panic over policy, crypto pays the price. Tariff shock hits global trade. Risk-off sentiment grips

00:16markets. Crypto crash ensues. Quick breakdown. Tariffs raise global uncertainty and hurt trade

00:22sentiment. Investors flee risky assets first. Stocks sell off. Crypto follows. Second, dollar

00:28strength jumped. Bond yields spiked. Money flowed to perceived safety squeezing crypto liquidity.

00:33Third, leverage positions got liquidated. Bitcoin liquidations accelerated the drop. Ethereum

00:39liquidations intensified selling. Automatic margin calls amplified the sell-off. Headlines hit the

00:45wires. Social panic spreads on feeds. Algorithmic selling amplifies the fall. Bottom line, policy

00:51shocks like tariffs spark a risk-off chain reaction. That turns optimism into rapid crypto sell pressure.

00:57Not investment advice. Breathe. Review your positions. Don't trade on headlines.