Bitcoin price slips after Trump hikes worldwide tariff to 15% from 10% despite Supreme Court decision

Markets Share Share this article Copy link X icon X (Twitter) LinkedIn Facebook Email Bitcoin price slips after Trump hikes worldwide tariff to 15% from 10% despite Supreme Court decision U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 15% worldwide tariff on imported goods, despite an earlier Supreme Court decision that invalidated earlier trade actions. By Francisco Rodrigues | Edited by Aoyon Ashraf Feb 21, 2026, 4:43 p.m. Make us preferred on Google (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk) What to know : The price of bitcoin is seeing a slight decline after the announcement of increased global tariffs. U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 15% worldwide tariff on imported goods. That new 15% tariff represents an escalation from the previously announced 10%, despite the Supreme Court's previous decision. In this article BTC BTC $ 68,328.91 ◢ 0.75 % The price of bitcoin BTC $ 68,328.91 fell slightly on Saturday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced an additional increase to global tariffs, despite a U.S. Supreme Court decision that invalidated earlier trade actions under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). In a post on Truth Social, Trump called the court’s decision “anti-American” and declared that, effective immediately, he was raising the previously announced worldwide tariff to 15%. STORY CONTINUES BELOW Don't miss another story. Subscribe to the Crypto Daybook Americas Newsletter today . See all newsletters Sign me up By signing up, you will receive emails about CoinDesk products and you agree to our terms & conditions and privacy policy . “During the next short number of months, the Trump Administration will determine and issue the new and legally permissible Tariffs,” the president added. The price of bitcoin reacted quickly to the post, seeing an initial uptick of around 0.5% before losing nearly 1% of its value, reacting to the development. BTC is now trading at $68,000. Ether is down 0.45% since the announcement to $1,980. (CoinDesk) The tariff hike comes just after the U.S. Supreme Court decided that Trump didn't have the power to impose tariffs as he did earlier in the year. Reacting to that decision, Trump announced he was ordering a neew 10% global tariff, which is now being hiked to 15%. Read more: U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Trump's tariffs may not rock crypto — yet Bitcoin News Donald Trump More For You How AI is helping retail traders exploit prediction market 'glitches' to make easy money By Oliver Knight , Shaurya Malwa | Edited by Stephen Alpher 1 hour ago A fully automated bot quietly captured micro-arbitrage opportunities on short-term crypto prediction markets, netting nearly $150,000 What to know : The bot exploited fleeting moments when “Yes” and “No” contracts briefly summed to less than $1, locking in roughly 1.5%–3% per trade across 8,894 executions. With typical five-minute crypto prediction markets showing only $5,000–$15,000 per side in depth, large desks would struggle to deploy serious capital without erasing the spread. As AI systems increasingly arbitrage prediction markets against options and derivatives pricing, these venues risk becoming reflections of broader crypto markets rather than independent sources of crowd-based probability. Read full story Latest Crypto News How AI is helping retail traders exploit prediction market 'glitches' to make easy money 1 hour ago Blue Owl liquidity crisis has investors bracing for 2008-style fallout — it could mean bitcoin's next bull run 2 hours ago Small investors are buying bitcoin. For a rally to succeed, the whales need to join in. 9 hours ago SEC makes quiet shift to brokers' stablecoin holdings that may pack big results 18 hours ago Bitcoin shrugs off Trump's new tariffs, nears $68,000 as altcoins lead modest bounce 19 hours ago Specialized AI detects 92% of real-world DeFi exploits 21 hours ago Top Stories Goldman Sachs, Franklin Templeton, and Nicki Minaj: Inside Trump’s surreal Mar-a-Lago crypto summit Feb 20, 2026 Bitcoin's weekend selloff may be over with CME's 24/7 crypto trading move Feb 20, 2026 U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Trump's tariffs may not rock crypto — yet 22 hours ago Ripple's Brad Garlinghouse says CLARITY bill has '80% chance' of passing by April Feb 20, 2026 Inside the meeting: White House favors some stablecoin rewards, tells banks it's time to move Feb 19, 2026 Dubai takes next step to make real estate flips instant in $16 billion tokenization plan 23 hours ago