After the U.S. elections’ results in November, traders went completely crazy, making the next couple of days one of the most sensational in the market. However, despite multiple announcements from Trump, the crypto market cannot recover after the turbulent start of 2025.
Trump & crypto: The leader below $100k
Bitcoin-USD experienced an unbelievable run at the end of 2024. From November 5th, the most prominent cryptocurrency skyrocketed from about $70,000 to over $90,000 in just a couple of days. After breaking its ATH multiple times, including the most recent one on January 20th at almost $110,000 level, traders expected rapid decisions from soon-to-be-elected President Trump. Crypto markets are still waiting for such announcements.
There is no coincidence that January 20th marks the date of Bitcoin ATH. The last hours before the new President’s inauguration were focused on his new meme coin, TRUMP, which increased the optimism in the crypto society. Despite having massive expectations, Bitcoin had fallen below $100k at the beginning of February and hasn’t crossed this barrier since then.
Even though BTC still brings astonishing attention to both novice and experienced traders, analysts notice bearish signals. The relationship between Trump and crypto markets might not be enough to prevent the potential slowdown of Bitcoin and altcoins.
Experienced players in the altcoins market
Despite Bitcoin’s popularity, traders are still substantially interested in other assets, including various altcoins.
BNB coin was one of not so many tokens that experienced its ATH level after the U.S. elections. Once created as an additional feature for the Binance platform, it is now a legitimate member of the crypto community. BNB’s value comes together with the platform’s performance. However, its strong foundation, built on decentralized blockchain networks, has made it a vital component of the crypto society. Notably, Binance Coin experienced a massive fall to $570 level on the first days of February. Fortunately, it quickly recovered above $700, stabilizing at approx $650 level.
From proof-of-stakers, the ADA-Cardano coin has also stabilized after the turbulent beginning of February. The token was one of the biggest winners (excluding meme coins) of November’s “crypto rush”, gaining over 200% of value in less than a month. After that, Cardano followed Bitcoin and altcoins in lowering its value, stabilizing at approximately $0.8.
New cryptos during Trump’s presidency
This isn’t a good time for Arbitrum. The ARB coin experienced massive falls throughout the year. To make this comparison even worse, in January 2024, the token’s value fluctuated around 2 dollars. In February 2025, it stands below $0.50.
However, in December 2024, traders still could sense optimism around the Arbitrum token. Crypto whales were eager to buy substantial amounts of ARB during the fall of its price. Now, the optimism towards the Ethereum-based token is not as high.
Trump & crypto: Conclusion
Since the beginning of February, the market has become stagnant, except for single breakthroughs from some altcoins. Donald Trump and crypto are currently in calmer waters than they were in January. Nevertheless, traders have to wait for the President’s decisions regarding cryptocurrencies, such as making Bitcoin a reserve currency. Right now, the market is experiencing something unusual – peace and calm.
