Bitcoin price bounced back to nearly $110,000 early Monday morning, May 26, 2025, after falling below $109,000 over the weekend. Prior to this, a 2% dip came after the US president Trump announced a 50% tariff on European goods, including imports like Apple’s iPhones.
However, it was later decided that the tariff would take effect starting July 9. As a result, both U.S. and European equity futures turned higher ahead of the market open, while the dollar weakened to multi-month lows. At the time of writing this report, Bitcoin has dropped a bit and now trades for $109,952 but the short recovery has given many the belief that the rally is not over yet.
Japan to Spend $6.3B to Counter U.S Tariff
On the policy side, Japan has taken steps to ease the impact of the U.S. tariff. According to local reports, the government is planning to spend 900 billion yen (about $6.3 billion) to help businesses cope with tariff costs. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said this package will protect industries like auto and steel, which could suffer from U.S. tariffs.
Tokyo and Washington agreed to speed up tariff negotiations during recent talks on a deal that benefits both sides. Although Japan faces baseline tariffs plus higher rates on cars, steel, and aluminum, the country is pushing for the removal of these levies.
Japan’s economic revitalization minister, Ryosei Akazawa, recently met U.S. officials and plans further discussions with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Ishiba hopes to advance talks during the upcoming G-7 summit in Canada.
Meanwhile, in Japan, bond yields have hit a new record. The 30-year Japanese government bond yield reached 3.185% on May 20, 2025, which is the highest ever, before slightly dropping to 3.115% on May 23.
This rise in yields shows that investors are doubting Japan’s ability to manage its debt, which is over 250% of its GDP. For comparison, Germany’s debt-to-GDP ratio is only 62%, but both countries had similar bond yields of around 3.1%, according to The Kobeissi letter on X.
Currently, the volatility in Japan’s bond market is spreading fear to other markets, especially the U.S. Treasury bonds which in turn increased interest in Bitcoin as investors rethink the cryptocurrency as a safe haven free from government risk.
Bitcoin Conference 2025 Ignites Optimism
Furthermore, the biggest Bitcoin event of the year, Bitcoin Conference 2025 is set to take place from May 27 to May 29 at the Venetian Conference Center in Las Vegas. Ahead of the event, crypto enthusiasts are bullish on Bitcoin, creating positive sentiment for the crypto. The three-day gathering is expected to see over 30,000 attendees and will feature more than 400 speakers.
A lot of topics will be discussed, especially on the development of Bitcoin’s cutting-edge ecosystem. Also on the new Layer 2 (L2) solutions like BitVM2 bridges, which are designed to unlock the powerful decentralized application on Bitcoin, and many more.
The crypto space is optimistic about the event as it could ignite further bullish momentum for Bitcoin. Currently, Bitcoin is consolidating between an intraday low of $107,020 and its all-time high. However, crypto analyst, BitBull believes the price has broken out of structure and might target $155,000 next.
Corporate Entities Increase Bitcoin Holdings
Additionally, Corporate entities are adding more interest to the market. For instance, Strategy, the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin investor, announced today that it bagged another stack of BTC – 4020 Bitcoin – worth approximately $427.1 million between May 19 and 23.
According to the previous report, the latest purchase was made at an average price of $106,237 per coin, which brings the company’s total BTC holdings to around 580,250 BTC worth about $40.6 billion at an average price of $69,979 per coin.
In a similar report, DDC Enterprise, a Hong Kong-based company has also announced the acquisition of 21 Bitcoin worth around $2.3 million as part of its plan to make Bitcoin its core treasury asset.
According to the CEO, Norma Chu, DDC plans to buy another 79 BTC within the next few days to reach 100 BTC in the short term. Remixpoint, a Japanese public company has also reportedly bought 200 more Bitcoins worth over $7M and plans to reach 1,000 BTC soon.
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