Five times President Trump made a statement that moved bitcoin, and why it might happen again this week

Trump’s social media posts and statements to news reporters have triggered 5% to 12% swings in the price of bitcoin, blurring the lines between policy and market manipulation. What to know : Bitcoin and other risk assets have shown increasing, rapid sensitivity to President Trump’s social media posts and policy announcements, prompting concerns about potential market manipulation and insider trading. Lawmakers and experts have flagged a pattern of unusually well-timed trades around Trump-era tariff shifts, military moves and energy decisions, though no evidence has emerged that Trump or his administration violated securities laws. A series of Trump statements since 2019 has repeatedly triggered sharp bitcoin price swings, and fresh volatility around conflicting reports on the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz suggests markets remain highly reactive to his comments.