Thirteen US tariff actions signed between February 2025 and August 2026, each dated and quoted from its official text, ranked by how far bitcoin moved on the signing date. Bitcoin rose on 5 of them and fell on 8.
Data as of · actions signed Feb 1, 2025 to Aug 18, 2026 · bitcoin daily closes (UTC) from Yahoo Finance · not a complete list of tariff actions
| Rank | Signed | Action | What the document states | Bitcoin, that day | Bitcoin, next day | Bitcoin | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 9, 2025 | Pause on higher reciprocal rates; China raised | Country-specific rates suspended for 90 days, 10% kept; China rate raised from 84% to 125% from Apr 10 | ▲ +8.26% | ▼ −3.57% | Bitcoin up | 2025 | Executive Order 14266 |
| 2 | Nov 4, 2025 | China rate held at 10% | Additional 10% on Chinese articles under the trade arrangement | ▼ −4.65% | ▲ +2.27% | Bitcoin down | 2025 | Executive Order 14358 |
| 3 | Apr 2, 2025 | “Reciprocal” tariffs | 10% on all trading partners from Apr 5, with higher country-specific rates from Apr 9 | ▼ −3.15% | ▲ +0.75% | Bitcoin down | 2025 | Executive Order 14257 |
| 4 | Jul 31, 2025 | Modified reciprocal rates | New country-specific rates; EU goods a combined 15%; transshipped goods 40%; unlisted partners 10% | ▼ −1.76% | ▼ −2.11% | Bitcoin down | 2025 | Executive Order 14326 |
| 5 | Apr 2, 2026 | Pharmaceuticals (Section 232) | 100% on patented pharmaceuticals and ingredients; 20% for products of certain companies | ▼ −1.75% | ▲ +0.06% | Bitcoin down | 2026 | Proclamation 11020 |
| 6 | Feb 1, 2025 | Canada, Mexico and China duties | Additional 25% on most Canadian and Mexican products and 10% on Chinese products, effective Feb 4 | ▼ −1.71% | ▼ −2.95% | Bitcoin down | 2025 | Executive Orders 14193–14195 |
| 7 | Feb 20, 2026 | Supreme Court ruling; IEEPA duties ended; Section 122 surcharge | Court: the emergency-powers act “does not authorize the President to impose tariffs”; the order ends those duties; a 10% temporary surcharge for 150 days from Feb 24 | ▲ +1.57% | ▼ −0.00% | Bitcoin up | 2026 | Proclamation 11012 |
| 8 | May 12, 2025 | US–China de-escalation | China reciprocal rate cut to 10% (a 90-day suspension of the higher portion) | ▼ −1.24% | ▲ +1.32% | Bitcoin down | 2025 | Executive Order 14298 |
| 9 | Feb 10, 2025 | Steel and aluminum (Section 232) | 25% tariff on steel imported from most countries | ▲ +0.97% | ▼ −1.73% | Bitcoin up | 2025 | Proclamations 10896 and 10895 |
| 10 | Jul 7, 2025 | Pause on higher reciprocal rates extended | Suspension that would expire Jul 9 extended to Aug 1, 2025; 10% baseline kept | ▼ −0.85% | ▲ +0.60% | Bitcoin down | 2025 | Executive Order 14316 |
| 11 | Jul 20, 2026 | Duties on certain Canadian products (Section 338) | One of the three sets an additional 50% on certain Canadian products | ▲ +0.83% | ▲ +1.95% | Bitcoin up | 2026 | Proclamations 11046–11048 |
| 12 | Mar 26, 2025 | Autos and auto parts (Section 232) | 25% tariff on listed automobiles and parts | ▼ −0.65% | ▲ +0.32% | Bitcoin down | 2025 | Proclamation 10908 |
| 13 | Aug 18, 2026 | Three-day suspension of the Canadian duties | Suspends the additional duties in Proclamations 11046–11048 for 3 days | ▲ +0.27% | ▲ +7.09% | Bitcoin up | 2026 | Proclamation 11056 |
Signed = the signing date on the presidential document (or the decision date for the Supreme Court), not its effective or publication date. Only actions whose rate or effect was read in the official text are listed; several other tariff actions in this period are left out, so this is not a full record. Bitcoin, that day = UTC daily close on the signing date ÷ the previous day’s close, minus 1; next day = the following day’s close ÷ that day’s.1 Each same-day figure is within 0.1 percentage points of Blockchain.com’s daily average price (checked where its data runs, to Oct 11, 2026).2 Several actions were announced before or after they were signed, so the bitcoin figure includes other news. Observed facts, not a forecast.
Tariffs are taxes on imports, and the fiscal and trade-policy path is one of the macro forces Bittery tracks. Each action below is quoted from the Federal Register text, or for February 20, 2026 from the Supreme Court ruling. For the budget side, see how US budget deficits have lined up with bitcoin.
Executive Order 14266 (signed Apr 9, 2025): country-specific rates suspended for 90 days, 10% kept; China rate raised from 84% to 125% from Apr 10.3 Bitcoin's UTC close on that date was $82,574, up 8.26% from $76,272; the next day it moved −3.57%.1 The document gives the signing date but not the hour, so the bitcoin figure covers the whole UTC day around it.
Executive Order 14358 (signed Nov 4, 2025): additional 10% on Chinese articles under the trade arrangement.4 Bitcoin's UTC close on that date was $101,591, down 4.65% from $106,548; the next day it moved +2.27%.1 The document gives the signing date but not the hour, so the bitcoin figure covers the whole UTC day around it.
Executive Order 14257 (signed Apr 2, 2025): 10% on all trading partners from Apr 5, with higher country-specific rates from Apr 9.5 Bitcoin's UTC close on that date was $82,486, down 3.15% from $85,169; the next day it moved +0.75%.1 The document gives the signing date but not the hour, so the bitcoin figure covers the whole UTC day around it.
Executive Order 14326 (signed Jul 31, 2025): new country-specific rates; EU goods a combined 15%; transshipped goods 40%; unlisted partners 10%.6 Bitcoin's UTC close on that date was $115,758, down 1.76% from $117,831; the next day it moved −2.11%.1 The document gives the signing date but not the hour, so the bitcoin figure covers the whole UTC day around it.
Proclamation 11020 (signed Apr 2, 2026): 100% on patented pharmaceuticals and ingredients; 20% for products of certain companies.7 Bitcoin's UTC close on that date was $66,889, down 1.75% from $68,079; the next day it moved +0.06%.1 The document gives the signing date but not the hour, so the bitcoin figure covers the whole UTC day around it.
Executive Orders 14193–14195 (signed Feb 1, 2025): additional 25% on most Canadian and Mexican products and 10% on Chinese products, effective Feb 4.8 Bitcoin's UTC close on that date was $100,656, down 1.71% from $102,405; the next day it moved −2.95%.1 The document gives the signing date but not the hour, so the bitcoin figure covers the whole UTC day around it.
Learning Resources v. Trump; Executive Order 14389; Proclamation 11012 (signed Feb 20, 2026): court: the emergency-powers act “does not authorize the President to impose tariffs”; the order ends those duties; a 10% temporary surcharge for 150 days from Feb 24.9 Bitcoin's UTC close on that date was $68,005, up 1.57% from $66,958; the next day it moved −0.00%.1 The document gives the signing date but not the hour, so the bitcoin figure covers the whole UTC day around it.
Executive Order 14298 (signed May 12, 2025): china reciprocal rate cut to 10% (a 90-day suspension of the higher portion).10 Bitcoin's UTC close on that date was $102,813, down 1.24% from $104,106; the next day it moved +1.32%.1 The document gives the signing date but not the hour, so the bitcoin figure covers the whole UTC day around it.
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