Week of 04/16/2025 | Episode 6/12 -

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📌 Topics Covered in This Video:

🔹 Ethereum Declines 43% Amid Trump Family-Backed DeFi Project Sell-Off

• Ethereum has dropped 43% since Eric Trump suggested it was a good time to buy.

• The Trump family-backed DeFi project @worldlibertyfi reportedly sold its ETH holdings at $1,465, despite purchasing at $3,259 earlier this year.

🔗 Cointelegraph | Decrypt

🔹 China Files WTO Complaint Against U.S. Tariffs

• China officially lodged a complaint with the World Trade Organization, arguing recent U.S. tariffs violate trade agreements

• Also calls for the “complete cancellation” of Trump’s sweeping import taxes

• The Chinese yuan dropped to an 18-year low following the dispute, as tensions escalate

🔸 Related Segments:

 — Trump’s 145% tariff retaliation

 — Kevin O’Leary demands 400% tariffs on China

 — China says “we’ve lasted 5,000 years — we don’t need the U.S.”

🔗 WSJ | SCMP

🔹 Insider Trading Allegations Surface Around Trump’s Tariff Pause

• President Trump told Americans it was a “good time to buy” — just days before announcing a 90-day tariff pause that caused a record market surge

• Investigators are now exploring whether select hedge funds or political allies acted on non-public info

• Other angles include ETF trades, defense stock spikes, and unusual donor portfolio shifts

🔸 Related Segments:

 — $3.5T added to U.S. markets post-pause

 — Trump proposes subsidizing Americans via tariffs

 — Eric Trump’s crypto comments as Ethereum tanked

🔗 Reuters | Bloomberg

🔹 Trump’s 90-Day Tariff Pause and Global Trade Negotiations

• President Trump introduced a 90-day pause on tariffs at a universal 10% rate, initiating negotiations with over 75 countries.

• China responded by raising its tariffs on American goods to 125%, prompting the U.S. to increase levies on Chinese imports to 145%.

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