President Trump’s planned meeting with President Xi Jinping is facing uncertainty due to escalating trade tensions. Recent Chinese export controls on rare earth minerals, along with ongoing tariff threats from the U.S., have influenced this decision. This news has sent shockwaves through global markets, impacting stock prices and causing volatility in cryptocurrencies. Despite market uncertainty and potential financial implications for currencies like the Chinese yuan and commodities tied to rare earths, no direct links have been found between these trade tensions and on-chain data or major cryptocurrency market flows. However, past trade disputes have led to temporary dips in DeFi protocols. Investors may seek refuge in stablecoins like BTC and ETH if trade tensions persist, as they historically favor assets amid economic uncertainty.