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XRP, Solana and Dogecoin Crash as Trump's Trade War Knocks Bitcoin Under $97K


Crypto prices are crashing as President Trump suggests "pain" ahead for Americans in his brewing trade war, with Bitcoin under $97,000.

Bitcoin is now trading for $96,879, down over 5% on the day and 8% over the last week—but every other coin in the top 10, excluding dollar-pegged stablecoins, has fallen much harder. Now that Canada and Mexico have revealed retaliatory plans, prices are falling dramatically amid expectations that the tariffs will impact consumers across the board and potentially diminish interest in investing in risk assets like cryptocurrencies. Start every day with the top news stories right now, plus original features, a podcast, videos and more.

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