$BTC As geopolitical winds shift, Bitcoin is flashing its **digital gold** credentials. Fresh U.S. tariffs on $18B of Chinese imports—including EVs, batteries, and semiconductors—have triggered a **risk-off rally** in crypto, with $BTC surging 5% as traders hedge against:

🔥 **Key Market Movers:**

✔ **Dollar weakness** (DXY down 1.2%) as China retaliates with rare earth export curbs

✔ **Gold and BTC correlation** spikes to 3-month high

✔ Asian investors divert capital from **crumbling yuan assets**

✔ Fed rate-cut bets rise amid economic uncertainty