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#TariffTensionsHitCryptoMarket #TariffTensionsHitCryptoMarket
Tariffs are not “just politics.” They are a liquidity weapon—and crypto feels it before equities admit it.
Here’s the hard truth: when tariff tensions rise, capital doesn’t panic first—it reprices risk. Import/export costs climb, margins compress, inflation expectations creep back, and suddenly central banks get less flexible. That’s when leverage becomes expensive and speculative assets get tested. Crypto is first in line.
What most people get wrong (and why their analysis is weak):
They scream “macro FUD” without mapping the transmission mechanism. Tariffs → higher costs → inflation stickiness → delayed rate cuts → tighter financial conditions. If you can’t connect those dots, your trade thesis is fragile.
Bitcoin’s position:
BTC is not crashing because of tariffs. BTC is being re-evaluated. In tariff-heavy environments, dollar liquidity tightens and risk-on flows slow. That’s why BTC stalls, ranges, or wicks violently. Strong hands accumulate quietly; weak hands get shaken out loudly. If BTC holds structure during tariff noise, that’s strength—not boredom.
Ethereum’s reality:
ETH feels this pressure harder. Why? Because ETH trades like growth + infrastructure. Tariffs hurt global growth expectations. That means fewer aggressive rotations into smart-contract risk. ETH underperforms BTC in uncertainty phases—this is normal, not bearish by default. Panic selling ETH here usually marks poor macro timing.
Altcoins :
Most alts don’t survive tariff-driven risk-off without narrative fuel. If your alt has no cash flow story, no usage growth, and no rotation catalyst, it’s dead money during tariff stress. Hope is not a strategy.
The play smart money runs:
They don’t chase green candles. They wait for tariff headlines to exhaust sentiment, watch funding normalize, track BTC dominance, and position before macro clarity returns. By the time tariffs are “priced in” on mainstream media, the asymmetric entries are gone.
Bottom line:
Tariff tensions don’t kill crypto. They expose weak positioning.
If your conviction collapses on a headline, your thesis was trash to begin with.
Survive the macro noise, respect liquidity cycles, and let patience do the heavy lifting.
This market doesn’t reward emotion. It rewards preparation.