The conflict between Trump and Musk triggers a Bitcoin sell-off, with $308 million in long positions liquidated as BTC tests $100,000 The price of Bitcoin (BTC) experienced sharp turbulence over the last 24 hours, falling nearly 3% to $100,500 before slightly recovering to $102,180, according to CoinMarketCap. This volatility was fueled by two main forces: rising macroeconomic anxiety and the public conflict between U.S. President Donald Trump and Tesla/SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.