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Trump Tariffs Send Bitcoin Lower to $66K | CoinDesk Daily

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🗓️ 23 February 2026

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

Will Bitcoin go to zero? That's the question Americans are asking on Google. U.S. Google searches for "bitcoin zero" have hit a record high following President Trump's aggressive tariff announcements. As trade war fears rattle domestic and the crypto markets, traders are bracing for a further dip in Bitcoin. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily." - This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.

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0:00.0

Americans are asking Google if Bitcoin will go to zero and Vitalik sells more Eath.

0:05.2

You're watching Coin Desk Daily. I'm your host, Jen Sanassi.

0:14.0

President Donald Trump's push for tariffs is sending shockwaves through the crypto market.

0:18.3

On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Trump's emergency terrorists from last April, but the president retaliated within hours, invoking a

0:25.5

separate law to slap a fresh 15% import levy on goods for the next 150 days. Bitcoin whipsawed

0:32.2

over the weekend drop into a low of $64,481 early Monday following reports of massive whale selling.

0:39.9

Retail fear has reached a fever pitch in America with Google searches for Bitcoin Zero,

0:44.4

surging to a record high of 100 on the relative interest scale this February.

0:48.9

As of this morning, Bitcoin is trading just below $66,000.

0:53.0

Bitcoin is facing risk from advancing quantum technology and Satoshi Nakamoto's stash is no exception.

0:59.0

The Bitcoin community is locked in fierce debate over the fate of roughly 7 million vulnerable coins.

1:04.0

If a quantum computer successfully breaks elliptic curve cryptography, it could theoretically drain the wallets,

1:10.0

including the estimated

1:11.3

one million Bitcoin belonging to Bitcoin's creator. While some experts warn that research may

1:16.8

accelerate the timeline for breaking current encryption, others argue the threat remains distant

1:21.4

and can be addressed through engineering upgrades rather than drastic governance changes.

1:26.7

And Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is trimming

1:29.2

his crypto holdings, adding pressure to a market that's already struggling. According to on-chain

1:34.0

analytics firm, Arkham Intelligence, Buterin recently withdrew 3500 ETH from the decentralized lending

1:39.2

protocol AVE and has sold roughly 1,8-69 ETH over the past two days.

1:44.9

The sale comes as ETHER's price dropped below the $2,000 psychological support level,

1:49.7

hitting a 20-day low of $1,844 early Monday.

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