Important points
- President Donald Trump says the United States has detained Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro after carrying out a major attack on the country.
- Despite the news, the cryptocurrency market, including Bitcoin, Ether, and XRP, remains stable.
Bitcoin and other digital assets shown a bit Reaction after President Donald Trump confirmed that US forces had launched a major offensive in Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro.
In remarks released Saturday, President Trump said he would brief reporters at Mar-a-Lago later that day and stressed that the operation was carried out in cooperation with U.S. law enforcement.
Tensions between the United States and Venezuela have escalated in recent years as the moon The US government has accused Maduro of drug trafficking and has increased sanctions and military pressure, including a naval blockade of sanctioned oil tankers.
President Maduro has previously expressed openness to dialogue with the United States on combating drug trafficking.
A growing pressure campaign set the backdrop for the dramatic developments on January 3rd.at the time of explosion Planes were then reported flying low over Venezuela's capital Caracas and several surrounding states.
The government accused the United States of attacks on civilian and military facilities, declared a state of emergency, and condemned it. what was it called “It's an American invasion.”
According to CoinGecko, Bitcoin fell below $90,000 after the headlines broke, but the decline was stopped short of becoming even bigger. At the time of reporting, the crypto asset was trading at $89,772.
Ethereum echoed this pattern, falling toward $3,000 before recovering to $3,100, while XRP briefly traded around $1.9 before rebounding above $2.
This is a developing story.
