Geopolitical Storms in the Crypto Market: Why Is Bitcoin Crashing So Hard?

These past few days the crypto market has been completely turned upside down. Everyone is talking about why Bitcoin dropped so sharply, so I decided to dig a little deeper into it. It’s February 2026 right now and Bitcoin has fallen all the way back to around $64,000, while Ethereum is hovering near $1,800. I don’t think this is just normal market volatility — the real driver seems to be geopolitical tensions, especially Trump’s policies. It really shows how fragile crypto still is, but at the same time it’s creating some interesting opportunities.
First let’s talk about Trump’s tariffs. Last week the Supreme Court struck down some of his earlier trade taxes, but the guy doesn’t stop. On Saturday he posted on social media that he’s going to slap an extra 15% tariff on foreign trade partners — and the market felt it immediately. This kind of move shakes the whole global economy. Investors are running away from risky assets and piling into safe ones like gold, the dollar or just cash. Bitcoin and other “risk-on” stuff gets hit hard. I felt it in my own portfolio — positions just melted. But when you think about it, it makes sense: these tariffs hurt trade with China and Europe, trading volumes drop, stablecoin flows slow down, everything gets affected.
Then there’s the Iran situation in the Middle East. Trump basically said “last 10 days” for a possible military move against Iran, troops are building up in the region, the nuclear deal is in crisis again, and oil prices are spiking. Why does crypto care? Because in times of big uncertainty everyone wants cash or safe assets. Remember 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine? Bitcoin dropped over 20% in no time. Now in 2026 we’re seeing a similar story, except this time Trump’s more aggressive stance is making it hit even harder. On the bright side, regulation is moving in a slightly better direction under the new SEC leadership some big cases got dropped, pressure on exchanges eased a bit but it’s still not enough to lift the market mood right now.
Altcoins aren’t doing any better. Some projects are rolling out speed upgrades and improvements, but when the whole market is bleeding they all suffer together. This week we’ve also had several big token unlocks millions of dollars worth of tokens hitting the market, adding even more selling pressure and pushing prices lower. In my opinion these unlocks hurt short-term but help liquidity in the long run. Projects like Ripple are still building real blockchain infrastructure for financial services, but right now the overall sentiment is so bad that nothing seems to stick.
So what should we do? I think these levels could actually be a buying opportunity. Bitcoin making deep dips during geopolitical crises isn’t new history keeps repeating itself. Crises usually pass. On the regulatory side things are slowly improving, there’s even some bipartisan momentum in Congress. AI integrations in payments and other areas are picking up speed too, which is exciting. Personally I plan to keep accumulating a bit more, but carefully no crazy moves. The crypto space is still super thrilling, it just requires patience.
No one really knows how far this drop will go, but right now everyone is waiting for Trump’s upcoming speech to Congress. Maybe we’ll get a surprise spark from there, who knows? What do you guys think
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