Trump droht mit Zöllen, EU verteidigt Tech-Regeln: Was bedeutet das für Krypto?

Handelskrieg 2.0? Während Trump mit neuen Strafzöllen droht, beharrt Brüssel auf digitaler Souveränität – und schafft damit perfekte Bedingungen für Krypto-Assets.

Regulatorisches Chaos als Treiber

Traditionelle Märkte zittern vor Handelsbarrieren, während Kryptowährungen grenzenlose Wertflüsse ermöglichen. Geopolitische Spannungen treiben Institutionen direkt in dezentralisierte Alternativen – keine Überraschung, dass Bitcoin bei jedem politischen Donnerwetter als digitaler Safe Haven glänzt.

Tech-Regulierung als Beschleuniger

Die EU verteidigt ihre Tech-Regeln nicht aus Jux – sie erkennt, dass alte Finanzsysteme im globalen Machtpoker zunehmend angreifbar werden. Kluge Investoren positionieren sich bereits in Assets, die sich von politischer Willkür emanzipieren.

Abschluss mit bissiger Finanznote

Während traditionelle Anleger sich über Zollprozentchen streiten, kaufen Krypto-Veteranen einfach die Dip – weil echte Wertaufbewahrung eben nicht von der Laune eines Politikers abhängen sollte. Aber hey, Hauptsache die Fondsmanager halten weiter an ihren inflationsanfälligen Staatsanleihen fest.

Trump threatened further retaliation

Trump added, “As the president of the United States, I will stand up to countries that attack our incredible American tech companies. Unless these discriminatory actions are removed, I, as president of the United States, will impose substantial additional tariffs on that country’s exports to the USA, and institute export restrictions on our highly protected technology and chips.”

The remarks add pressure on the UK and the EU, which both recently struck trade deals with the United States. The EU has the Digital Services Act to limit the power of large platforms, and several member states, including France, Italy, and Spain, maintain their own digital services taxes.

U.S. officials have opposed the UK’s levy, introduced in 2020 and kept in place even after a trade accord with the TRUMP administration was finalized in May. Trump has argued that digital services taxes harm U.S. companies.

In February, he signed an executive order titled “Defending American Companies and Innovators from Overseas Extortion and Unfair Fines and Penalties,” which warned of retaliatory tariffs.

In April, it emerged that Prime Minister Keir Starmer had offered big US tech firms a lower tax rate to appease Trump, while applying the tax to firms from other countries.

Trump wrote on Monday, “America, and American technology companies, are neither the ‘piggy bank’ nor the ‘doormat’ of the world any longer. Show respect to America and our amazing tech companies or consider the consequences.”

EU stands firm while Canada backs Off

The sharp rhetoric came a week after the US and the EU said in a joint statement they would work together to “address unjustified trade barriers.” Before Tuesday’s press briefing, The European Commission said separately it had not committed to changing its digital regulations.

In June, Canada dropped its digital services tax as reported by Cryptopolitan, which Trump had called a “direct and blatant” attack, to help smooth trade talks with the United States.

Political pushback followed. Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey said the government should not give in to “bullying.”

“The prime minister must rule out giving in to Donald Trump’s bullying by watering down Britain’s digital services tax,” he said. “Tech tycoons like Elon Musk rake in millions off our online data and couldn’t care less about keeping kids safe online. The last thing they need is a tax break. The way to respond to Trump’s destructive trade war is to work with our allies to stand up to him.”

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