Crypto bearing the brunt of US-China trade war as other markets rebalance

$19.5bn of crypto liquidated in 24 hours

Patrick Brusnahan
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US President Donald Trump sounded the horn for the latest trade war escalation with China, threatening the nation with a 100% tariff last Friday (October 10), triggering the biggest one-day crypto sell off on record.

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