Financial markets are in chaos, with Donald Trump attributing the crash to Kamala Harris and the Biden administration.
Over $2 trillion vanished from traditional markets within the first trading hour, and the crypto sector is experiencing extreme turbulence reminiscent of 2021.
Online brokerages like Charles Schwab, Fidelity, and Vanguard faced technical issues, impacting thousands of users. Bitcoin has dropped over 16%, and Ether has seen its sharpest decline since 2021.
Massive sell-offs have resulted in the liquidation of 305,759 traders, amounting to $1.22 billion, dragging Bitcoin below $50,000.
On Truth Social, Trump blamed the market collapse on Harris and Biden, claiming their inept leadership caused the crisis. He presented voters with a stark choice: return to “Trump prosperity” or face the “Kamala Crash” and a potential Great Depression in 2024, along with the threat of World War III.
As tensions rise in the Middle East, fears of a larger conflict are spreading on social media, with frequent advisories contributing to global market instability. Traders are grappling with an atmosphere of escalating uncertainty and rumors of war.
Tether is deepening its involvement in the tokenized gold space by introducing a new version of its gold-backed stablecoin—XAUt0—on The Open Network (TON).
Robinhood has officially announced the acquisition of Bitstamp, one of Europe’s longest-standing digital asset exchanges.
Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin has received the green light from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), paving the way for its use in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao is once again stirring innovation in crypto, this time calling for a new kind of decentralized exchange (DEX) that prioritizes privacy for large-scale traders.