Donald Trump moved to harden his trade policy stance by lifting the across-the-board tariff rate to 15%, pressing forward despite a recent ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States that nullified earlier emergency trade measures.

Bitcoin slipped back toward $67,000 in Sunday trading as investors assessed the renewed tariff escalation alongside lingering legal uncertainty in Washington. BTC was trading near $67,526, down roughly 1.4% over the past 24 hours and about 2.1% on the week.

The Supreme Court’s decision had initially been viewed as curbing the administration’s authority to impose sweeping trade restrictions ahead of Trump’s planned March 31 visit to Beijing. Instead, the White House increased the global tariff from 10% to 15%, sustaining pressure on China and other trade partners even as the legal basis for such moves remains contested.

China is now subject to the same 15% rate applied to U.S. allies within a 150-day framework. Markets are left navigating a combination of policy escalation and uncertainty — a dynamic that typically weighs on risk-sensitive assets.

Losses extended across major cryptocurrencies. Ether fell 1.8% to $1,951 and is down 2.5% over the past week. XRP dropped 4.4% on the day and 8.4% across seven days to $1.39. Solana declined 3.8% in 24 hours to $83.25, while Dogecoin shed nearly 5% on the day and more than 11% on the week. Cardano slipped 4.3%, and BNB eased 2.3%.

Trade tensions are also surfacing in Europe, where lawmakers have expressed reservations about advancing the proposed Turnberry Agreement without clearer commitments from Washington on future trade policy.

For now, digital assets remain closely tied to macro developments. Until there is greater clarity around tariff policy, crypto markets are likely to track broader shifts in global risk sentiment rather than move on purely industry-specific catalysts.