Weaker yuan is 'bullish for BTC' as Chinese capital flocks to crypto — Bybit CEO

A weaker yuan could mean a lot of Chinese capital flow into Bitcoin, according to Bybit’s Ben Zhou.

With US President Donald Trump imposing 104% tariffs on Chinese imports, Beijing is responding by letting the yuan weaken against the dollar — a move that analysts say could spark the next leg of the Bitcoin bull market.

On April 8, the yuan-to-US dollar exchange rate fell to its lowest level since 2023, signaling the Chinese central bank’s readiness to let its currency fluctuate more freely. 

The US dollar-to-yuan exchange rate on April 8. Source: Bloomberg

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