Bitcoin: Course fall after Trump's tariffs - this is how investors react!

In recent years, Bitcoin has repeatedly dominated the headlines, especially through geopolitical and economic developments. Between February and July 2021, Elon Musk expressed changing opinions about Bitcoin, which led to strong price fluctuations. The Bitcoin value reached a record level in November 2024 when Donald Trump became a US president. However, Trump announced tariffs from 10% in early April 2025 to all imports to the USA, which reduced the Bitcoin value by 16% within five days. Bitcoin as well as other cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum and Litecoin react more sensitively to such economic and political news than conventional asset classes.

According to a study by Splendid Research, around 16% of investors in Germany invested in cryptocurrencies in 2024, around 60% profits. Financial economist Hartmut Walz warned that profits in digital currencies are often based on happiness and that the market development is unpredictable. The consumer advice center also warned of investments in Bitcoin, since these currencies have no inner value and do not pay a dividend. Timo Emden recommended that you buy several cryptocurrencies to minimize the risk of default.

The role of Bitcoin in diversification

An analysis of Bitcoin from the perspective of a Swiss franc investor shows that the first Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) in the USA was approved under the ticker symbol IBIT from 2024. The ETF enables investors to participate in the course development of Bitcoin easily and efficiently. The examination, which looks at Bitcoin's return and risk properties in the period from 2019 to 2023, showed that Bitcoin had an annual increase in value of 57% p.A. During the same period, the Swiss stock market, the SPI, recorded a total increase of 8.2%. Bitcoin in the meantime reached an all -time high of around CHF 56,000.

The volatility of Bitcoin was around 95%, while the annual average volatility of the stock market was around 14%. Despite the setbacks, such as the loss of over 70% of its value since the maximum level at the end of 2021, the investigation shows that a 5% addition of Bitcoin in a portfolio with 95% shares increased the portfolio value from 100 to 162, which corresponds to an annual return of 10.2%. Without Bitcoin, however, the annual return was only 8.2%. The analysis recommends a disciplined maintenance of the Bitcoin allocation and the consideration of transaction costs and product fees.