Bitcoin Down 2.5% as China Slaps Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S., Probes Google

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Bitcoin (BTC) and Nasdaq futures faced renewed selling unit during Asia trading hours connected Tuesday arsenic China imposed retaliatory tariffs against the U.S.

China besides announced an antitrust probe into Google, portion moving covering steadfast PVH Corp and biotechnology steadfast Illumina to the database of unreliable entities.

Beijing imposed a 15% work connected U.S. ember and LNG and a 10% taxation connected crude oil, cultivation machinery, pickup trucks and large-engine cars. The determination came aft U.S. President Donald Trump's caller 10% tariffs connected China came into effect.

On Monday, Trump agreed to a 30-day intermission connected his tariff threats against Mexico and Canada, offering a alleviation to BTC. The cryptocurrency's terms staged a singular betterment from astir $92,000 to implicit $102,000 successful hopes that the commercialized warfare would beryllium short-lived.

China's caller action, however, has dented the recovery, sending BTC down to $98,500 astatine property time. The Nasdaq futures are down 0.6% with the dollar scale drafting harmless haven bids.

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