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Nobel Prize winner in Economics Paul Krugman states in his blog on Substack that the recent collapse of Bitcoin is a "unraveling of the Trump deal". According to him, the crypto market has become a "bet on Trumpism": with Donald Trump's return to the White House in January 2025, Bitcoin soared to a record $126,000, thanks to the pro-crypto policies of a president who received millions from the industry through family investments. Trump promised a "strategic crypto reserve" and a relaxation of regulations that fueled the hype.

Nobel laureate Paul Krugman has been a long-time crypto skeptic, but his latest analysis of the recent market dip is something every investor should pay attention to.
According to a report from NS3.AI, Krugman argues that this latest crash isn't just about "routine volatility"—it's a sign that Bitcoin's very foundation has shifted.
The "Libertarian Safety Net" is Gone
In past cycles, Bitcoin was anchored by libertarian ideology. When the price tanked, "True Believers" who saw BTC as a decentralized escape from fiat would buy the dip, creating a robust psychological floor.
Krugman believes that has changed:
From Movement to "Trump Trade": He argues Bitcoin has evolved into a politicized product. Its value is now increasingly tied to political outcomes (specifically the "Trump Trade") rather than pure technological or economic principles.Loss of Ideological Trust: By becoming a political tool, BTC has lost the universal ideological trust that once fueled its recoveries. A New Kind of Crash: Because the "cult-like" conviction of early years is being replaced by partisan sentiment, the current decline is structurally different from anything we've seen before.
The Takeaway
If Bitcoin is now a "political barometer," then its recovery depends less on hash rates and more on election cycles and policy shifts. We aren't just trading an asset anymore; we're trading a narrative.
"Power is perception. When the political halo fades, the market wobbles." — Paul Krugman (via The Economic Times)
What’s your move? Do you think the politicization of BTC is a death knell for the "HODL" philosophy, or is Krugman just overthinking the latest dip?
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