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Bitcoin has made a dramatic return to six-figure territory and reclaimed its $100k milestone for the first time since January 2025. On 8 May 2025, BTC surged 4.2% from an intraday low of $95,967. As optimism returns to the crypto landscape, Bitcoin’s recent push towards $100k can be credited to bullish macroeconomic signals, including a landmark US-UK trade agreement announced by US President Donald Trump. Importantly, US state Arizona approved a landmark crypto reserve law for state-managed Bitcoin fund.

Arizona officially enacted House Bill 2749 on Thursday, 8 May 2025. While Arizona is now committed to building a Bitcoin reserve, Texas is expected to follow closely.

Man isn’t winning sweet—-so many nay-sayers, just days ago, whining, criticizing like little bitches and days later, we have one clean decision by NH, then reversal from Arizona Gov, next is Texas who hasn’t done anything Big since Big Oil and Gas!

Is Texas coming into the… https://t.co/O4xoPwydAv

— Gary Cardone (@GaryCardone) May 8, 2025

Furthermore, despite pressure for cuts, the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady. This gave a fair boost to Bitcoin, which has been showing strength for weeks now. Although the Fed didn’t cut rates, economists expect a rate drop in June 2025. Meanwhile Trump urged Jerome Powell and the FOMC to lower rates, citing cooling inflation and reduced need for high borrowing costs.

Notably, Bitcoin first breached the $100k mark in December of last year, alongside Trump’s victory. BTC went all the way up to $109k before its trajectory was interrupted by factors including Trump’s tariffs and the global trade war. 

Beyond immediate events, ongoing progress in the US and global crypto regulation and the emergence of strategic Bitcoin reserve initiatives are seen as supportive of long-term growth. Is $110k next for BTC?

“$BTC will NEVER hit $100K again” — some guy in 2022
Meanwhile in 2025:🤑

When do YOU think Bitcoin breaks $100K again?
Drop your guess + reasoning
Let’s see who’s got the alpha#BTC #Crypto #Endless #meme pic.twitter.com/7sTATFaVfK

— Endless (@EndlessProtocol) May 8, 2025

However, while Bitcoin enjoys renewed dominance, the broader altcoin market has struggled to keep pace.

DISCOVER: Top 20 Crypto to Buy in May 2025

Trump’s Trade Deal With UK: Major Catalyst For Bitcoin?

On 8 May 2025, a Reuters report confirmed the US-UK trade deal, where Trump and the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a “breakthrough deal” on trade.

Cutting down the infamous Trump’s tariffs, the trade deal includes a 10% tariff on goods imported from the UK while Britain agreed to lower its tariffs to 1.8% from 5.1% and provide greater access to US goods.

“It opens up a tremendous market for us,” Trump said. Meanwhile, commenting on the trade deal Starmer said, “This is a really fantastic, historic day.”

Key Takeaways

  • With the $100,000 psychological barrier breached, traders are now eyeing $105,000 as the next key resistance level. 
  • Should the US-UK trade deal progress smoothly, bulls argue that the path to $120,000 could open rapidly.

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This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here.

Welcome to The Logoff: The US and UK announced a framework for a new trade deal today, and while Trump administration officials touted the pact as a straightforward victory for the president’s tariff policy, the real story is far more complicated.

What’s the latest? The US and the UK have a trade deal — in principle. Nothing has been signed yet, but the framework announced Thursday would lower some tariff barriers on both countries. The UK would still be subjected to President Donald Trump’s 10 percent global tariff, a baseline rate he imposed on imports from around the world.

What would this trade deal change? If signed, it would reduce US tariff barriers on UK cars, steel, and other items, and the UK would make it easier for the US to sell beef, ethanol, and agricultural goods, among other provisions.

Is this because of the tariffs? While the deal would reduce — but not eliminate — the tariffs Trump has imposed on the UK, interest in a trade deal has been a topic of discussion since Trump’s first term, driven in part by the UK’s decision to leave the EU.

What’s the big picture? Trump has promised tariffs will bring trading partners to the negotiating table, leading to deals that help the US economy via better access to foreign markets. And administration officials portrayed today’s deal as proof that strategy is working. That’s not entirely wrong: While the two countries were already moving in that direction, the tariffs likely gave the UK added incentive to negotiate.

But the benefits US exporters would win under this agreement have to be weighed against the costs: US consumers are still paying higher taxes on UK goods than they were before Trump’s tariffs — and higher taxes on goods from everywhere else in the world as well.

And with that, it’s time to log off…

Speaking of the UK, here’s a fun (and reasonably short) article about how a British town turned a discarded sofa into a performance art piece. Thanks so much for reading. Andrew Prokop is holding down the fort Friday, and I’ll see you back here Monday.

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