{"id":139321,"date":"2025-04-07T21:51:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T21:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/tariff-uncertainty-pushes-bitcoin-below-75000"},"modified":"2025-05-06T23:01:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T23:01:35","slug":"tariff-uncertainty-pushes-bitcoin-below-75000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/tariff-uncertainty-pushes-bitcoin-below-75000","title":{"rendered":"Tariff uncertainty pushes Bitcoin below $75,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>The largest cryptocurrency Bitcoin&#8217;s value fell below $75,000 on Monday due to the ongoing uncertainty about US President Donald Trump&#8217;s tariff package.<\/p>\n<p>The value of the global cryptocurrency market, including Bitcoin, decreased by about 10.58% in 24 hours to $2.39 trillion, Coinmarketcap data showed.<\/p>\n<p>The price of Bitcoin has fallen more than 10% in the last 24 hours to below $75,000 amid uncertainties about the possible consequences of the US&#8217; aggressive tariff policy.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin, which was traded at $74,980 as of 0700GMT, had a weekly gain of 8.36%.<\/p>\n<p>The US tariff package has raised concerns that a large-scale trade war could erupt which could lead to a global economic slowdown.<\/p>\n<p>Many trading partners, including China and the EU, have already announced countermeasures.<\/p>\n<p>Before Trump announced on April 2 that the US would impose tariffs on 185 countries, the price of Bitcoin was still worth about $87,000.<\/p>\n<p>Trump had promised to make the US the crypto center of the world by supporting digital assets in his election campaign, and he also has a \u201cnational bitcoin reserve plan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump is seen as a supporter of digital currencies but has so far failed to fulfill the hopes of crypto supporters.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin hit an all-time high of over $109,000 on the day Trump took office.<\/p>\n<p>The price of Ethereum, which ranks second in terms of market capitalization after Bitcoin, also fell about 22% to $1,421.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Kenya<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. The largest cryptocurrency Bitcoin&#8217;s value fell below $75,000 on Monday due to the ongoing uncertainty about US President Donald Trump&#8217;s tariff package. The value of the global cryptocurrency market, including Bitcoin, decreased by about 10.58% in 24 hours to $2.39 trillion, Coinmarketcap data showed. 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