Bitcoin dipped to $79,200 during the Trump-Xi summit on Taiwan tensions and a scorching inflation print before recovering to reclaim $81,000 as U.S. President Donald Trump wrapped his Beijing visit.
Both leaders extended the October 2025 trade truce under a new “strategic stability” framework.
A 3.8% U.S. CPI print, the hottest in nearly 3 years, complicated the Fed rate-cut narrative and capped bitcoin’s upside during the summit.
China agreed to buy soybeans, LNG, and 200 Boeing jets as multiple trade deals were announced.
Trump arrived in Beijing accompanied by a delegation of U.S. executives, including Tesla’s Elon Musk, Apple’s Tim Cook, Blackrock chief Larry Fink, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. The three-day visit marked the most direct U.S.-China leadership engagement in years, with crypto and equity markets watching closely for any shift in the trade framework governing relations since the tariff truce struck in South Korea in October 2025.
