According to MilkRoadDaily, Donald Trump said he would impose 100% tariffs on China, and crypto prices sold off sharply over the weekend, indicating a risk-off move in digital assets (source: MilkRoadDaily on X, Oct 13, 2025). According to MilkRoadDaily, Trump later said it will all be fine with China, and crypto prices bounced back, highlighting rapid headline-driven reversals (source: MilkRoadDaily on X, Oct 13, 2025). According to MilkRoadDaily, this sequence underscores heightened sensitivity of BTC and ETH to US-China tariff rhetoric, reinforcing the need for tight risk controls during policy headlines (source: MilkRoadDaily on X, Oct 13, 2025).

According to @MilkRoadDaily, China weaponized its rare earth exports, escalating trade tensions that were followed hours later by a 100% U.S. tariff on all Chinese goods, triggering a broad market panic, source: @MilkRoadDaily. According to @MilkRoadDaily, BTC fell by 20,000 USD within minutes, pulling the entire crypto market lower, source: @MilkRoadDaily. According to @MilkRoadDaily, the stablecoin USDe depegged to as low as 0.62 USD, source: @MilkRoadDaily. According to @MilkRoadDaily, ATOM nearly went to zero during the crash, source: @MilkRoadDaily. According to @MilkRoadDaily, ENA dropped by nearly 80% and SOL fell about 40%, source: @MilkRoadDaily. According to @MilkRoadDaily, over 19 billion USD in leverage was wiped out as exchanges triggered Auto Deleveraging that closed positions even for traders who were in profit, source: @MilkRoadDaily. According to @MilkRoadDaily, this sequence produced one of the most violent days the crypto market has seen, underscoring extreme liquidity and ADL risk during macro shocks, source: @MilkRoadDaily.