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This chapter examines Donald Trump's recent tariff announcement and its impact on U.S. trade policy and the stock market. The discussion includes immediate market reactions, effects on domestic manufacturing, and the unusual stability of cryptocurrencies amidst the turmoil.

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This week, Alex Thorn joins us to unpack Trump's shocking tariff announcement that sent markets plunging and investors scrambling. Circle files for its IPO, revealing surprising financials, while the FDIC gives banks the crypto green light. CoreWeave debuts with a blockbuster IPO, and Eric Trump dives deeper into Bitcoin mining. We cover all this chaos and more in this week’s Weekly Rollup.

Follow Alex on X & check out his Galaxy Brains podcast:
https://x.com/intangiblecoins
https://www.galaxy.com/insights/podcasts/galaxy-brains/

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TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES

0:00 Intro

0:29 Trump’s Reciprocal Tariffs

https://x.com/kobeissiletter/status/1907556839686054240

https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/1907533090559324204

https://x.com/CalltoActivism/status/1907549193650188469

https://x.com/notlouisck/status/1907657906117554278