European and American tariff threats reappear, causing a "flash crash" in the crypto market on Monday morning

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BlockBeats News, January 19 — The cryptocurrency market experienced a “flash crash” early Monday morning, with Bitcoin dropping as much as 3.79% within one hour. The price fell from around $95,500 to a low of $91,900, and has now recovered to around $92,800.

Meanwhile, gold and silver surged significantly, and stock index futures fell by 1%:

At the market open on Monday, spot gold and silver jumped sharply, hitting new all-time highs, while Nasdaq futures declined by 1%. Over the weekend, Trump issued a tariff threat regarding Denmark’s autonomous territory of Greenland, and reports indicate that multiple EU countries are considering imposing tariffs on European exports worth €93 billion.

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Can\'TSleep,Can\'TWakeUpvip
· 01-19 00:59
Hold on tight, we're about to take off 🛫
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goker1vip
· 01-19 00:53
What time does the exam still start?
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NonrenewableResourcesvip
· 01-19 00:49
Greenland has long been plotting against it. This is nothing new. It can still be considered a bearish factor. I'm truly amazed.
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GateUser-870a33acvip
· 01-19 00:46
Hold on tight, we're about to take off 🛫
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ABigHeartvip
· 01-19 00:33
On January 19th, the cryptocurrency market experienced a flash crash, with Bitcoin dropping as much as 3.79%, from $95,500 down to $91,900, and currently rebounding to $92,800. Meanwhile, gold and silver prices hit record highs, and stock index futures declined by 1%.
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GateUser-d4344eaevip
· 01-19 00:29
Hold on tight, we're about to take off 🛫
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BuddhaJumpingOverThevip
· 01-19 00:22
Uh, can you analyze the correlation between tariffs and virtual currencies?
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AllInvip
· 01-19 00:21
New Year Wealth Explosion 🤑
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AllInvip
· 01-19 00:21
New Year Wealth Explosion 🤑
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AllInvip
· 01-19 00:21
New Year Wealth Explosion 🤑
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