US-China trade deal could shed light on Bitcoin's use case: Trader
Bitcoin's potential price reaction to a trade deal between the United States and China could give insights into whether Bitcoin is being used as a safe-haven asset in the current market.
Bitcoin outperformed stocks and held up 'incredibly strong' during a sharp sell-off on stock markets in April, following Donald Trump's announcement of tariffs on 'Liberation Day,' observed crypto trader 'Daan Crypto' on May 11.
Following its plunge to $75,000 on April 7, Bitcoin recovered strongly to trade 27% higher at around $95,000 by the end of the month. Meanwhile, indexes like the S&P 500 and Nasdaq declined in April.
At the time, people wondered if Bitcoin's relative strength came from the narrative that countries were using Bitcoin to bypass tariffs. The analyst said the opposite should theoretically occur if the trade deal is confirmed.
'Theoretically speaking, if the trade uncertainty was what was making BTC outperform, it should stop outperforming after we hit the most important deal, which includes China.'
On May 11, the White House announced that talks between the US and China regarding a trade deal have made 'substantial progress.' However, no official agreement had been announced.
'We will be giving details tomorrow, but I can tell you that the talks were productive,' said US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
However, if Bitcoin keeps doing its thing and outperforming, 'it's safe to assume that tariffs likely have little direct impact on how BTC is treated or used,' Daan concluded. Markets await trade deal announcement
Some analysts, however, believe that Bitcoin will likely jump if a trade deal comes through, along with potential rate cuts.
'We believe that institutional investors are less apprehensive about investing in Bitcoin and crypto as US-China trade talks come to a conclusion and the likelihood of rate cuts increases,' Jeff Mei, chief operations officer at BTSE, told Cointelegraph.
Meanwhile, Jupiter Zheng, researcher at HashKey Capital, said, 'A US-China trade deal could signal stability in global markets, potentially driving investors to seek growth opportunities and send capital into alternative assets.'
'Bitcoin could also see new highs as a result, particularly if the deal weakens the dollar or leads to renewed liquidity flows into emerging markets.'
Analyst Will Clemente said on X that only a solid announcement of a trade deal is likely to keep momentum rolling.
'Feels like you're gonna need a real, tangible announcement on the China front to keep things moving here locally, momentum starting to stall out on BTC for the first time in a bit,' he said.
Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-trump-trade-deal-china-shed-light-bitcoin-safe-haven
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