{"id":73332,"date":"2026-02-20T16:32:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T16:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=73332"},"modified":"2026-02-20T16:32:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T16:32:02","slug":"bitcoin-price-reacts-as-us-supreme-court-strikes-down-trump-tariffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=73332","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Price Reacts as US Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump Tariffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>After a few delays, the United States Supreme Court finally announced its ruling on the highly debated Trump-tariff case. Unfortunately for the US President, the Court ruled them illegal, rejecting their usage of emergency powers to impose trade duties.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by Walter Bloomberg, the import tariffs from countries like Canada, China, Mexico, and the EU were projected to raise $1.5 trillion over the next decade.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN TRUMP\u2019S GLOBAL TARIFFS<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court ruled Friday that President Trump\u2019s global tariffs are illegal, rejecting his use of emergency powers to impose trade duties.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The tariffs, covering imports from Canada, China, Mexico, and nearly all\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Qu7EVbBCch\">pic.twitter.com\/Qu7EVbBCch<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeItaone\/status\/2024865363679117497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trump was quick to lash out against the Supreme Court\u2019s decision, calling it a \u201cdisgrace.\u201d Additionally, he said his administration has a backup plan.<\/p>\n<p>Further reports on the matter, including trade expert Lawrence Herman\u2019s opinion, indicated that the trade tensions won\u2019t end with the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling. He <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DeItaone\/status\/2024877416225595690\">reportedly added<\/a> that the tariffs are \u201chere to stay in one form or another,\u201d and warned that the US-Canada trade relationship has already been \u201cshattered.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the more recent development on the matter as of press time, Trump seemed to have threatened the US legal system, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DeItaone\/status\/2024880142464544792\">saying<\/a> he had to do something about the courts.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin has had a long and mostly painful history with Trump\u2019s tariff impositions. It plunged last April when the first wave was announced and has reacted negatively to almost all threats from the POTUS to other countries.<\/p>\n<p>After the Supreme Court ruling today, BTC went on a wild micro ride, going down to $66,500, jumping to over $68,000 within minutes, before it repeated the scenario a few times. It has since settled at under $68,000.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1429390\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1429390\" style=\"width: 1835px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BTCUSD-Feb-20-5Min-Chart.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1429390 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BTCUSD-Feb-20-5Min-Chart.png\" alt=\"BTCUSD Feb 20 5 Min Chart. 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Source: TradingView<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/bitcoin-price-reacts-as-us-supreme-court-strikes-down-trump-tariffs\/\">Bitcoin Price Reacts as US Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump Tariffs<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a few delays, the United States Supreme Court finally announced its ruling on the highly debated Trump-tariff case. Unfortunately for the US President, the Court ruled them illegal, rejecting their usage of emergency powers to impose trade duties. 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