Bitcoin Soars Beyond $114K, Ethereum Spikes 6% as US-China Tensions Ease

Bitcoin’s price has awakened on Sunday afternoon, as the asset jumped by several grand to well over $114,000. Ethereum and most altcoins followed suit, with impressive gains over the past hour or so.

This came after reports that the Friday threats by US President Donald Trump might have been exaggerated, and the tension between Washington and Beijing is de-escalating.

The Kobeissi Letter suggested that the US may have misinterpreted news about China’s rare earth export controls. After the tariff announcement by Trump on Friday, Beijing said the new controls are not a full export ban and applications that “meet regulations” will be approved.

Thus, they concluded that the biggest liquidation event in the cryptocurrency industry, which saw more than $19 billion wrecked in less than a day, “appears to have been driven by one big misunderstanding.”

US VP JD Vance continued the de-escalation on Sunday, saying their side appreciated the “friendship between Trump and Xi” and added that the POTUS hopes the US “won’t need to use ‘leverage’ on China.” Vance noted that Trump is “willing to be a reasonable negotiator with China,” which appears to be the catalyst behind the Sunday jump in the crypto markets.

BTC stood below $112,000 earlier today, prior to the news coming out, but shot up by over two grand to tap $114,500 before it retraced slightly. The asset is now up by over ten grand since the recent low marked on Saturday morning.

BTCUSD. Source: TradingView

The altcoins followed suit, led by ETH’s impressive surge to almost $4,100. BNB has rocketed by more than 12% daily and trades close to $1,300. Other big gainers include MNT (25%), TAO (18%), ASTER (16%), and PENGU (10%).

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