BTC Price Tops $84.5K, XRP, ETH, ADA Gain 6% as Trump Exempts Key Tech From Reciprocal Tariffs

Bitcoin (BTC) rose over 1.5% to $84,900 Saturday, trying to break a three-month downtrend after the Trump administration issued new steering on reciprocal tariffs, itemizing a number of exemptions like smartphones, computer systems, chips and different electronics.

These exclusions, revealed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, record merchandise from President Donald Trump’s 125% China tariff and his baseline 10% world levy.

“The US imports over $60 BILLION of smartphones per year. These exemptions cover some of the most crucial imports in another sign of the U.S. conceding in the trade war. After all, the bond market is forcing Trump to concede,” The Kobeissi Letter mentioned on X.

The U.S. and China ratcheted up commerce tensions this week, imposing import tariffs in extra of 100% over one another. Still, some sections of the monetary market have priced in disinflation within the U.S., going in opposition to standard inflation fears and suggesting that the Fed may quickly have a leeway to chop rates of interest.

The chart exhibits that BTC is trying to set up a foothold above the descending trendline, characterizing the steep sell-off from report highs above $109K. The so-called trendline breakout might entice extra chart-driven patrons to the market.

Meanwhile, main different cryptocurrencies like ETH, XRP, and ADA surged by 6% on the day, indicating a pattern of elevated risk-taking within the broader crypto market. The cumulative market cap of the highest two stablecoins, USDT and USDC, held regular above $200 billion, simply shy of report highs.

This constructive momentum within the crypto market, which opened for buying and selling over the weekend, suggests the potential for value positive factors on Wall Street come Monday.