Crypto markets enter panic mode as US, on Trump’s orders, bombs Venezuela’s capital
US President Donald Trump ordered airstrikes on Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, late Friday night, the POTUS confirmed through his platform Truth Social. The timing of the incident has not fared well for Bitcoin, which slipped below $90,000 after trading above the price mark for the better part of Friday’s trading hours.
As confirmed by CBS News, US troops captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and flew him outside the country in the company of his wife. Local news outlets reported that several explosions were heard around 1:50 AM local time on Saturday (12:50 AM Eastern Time).
STATEMENT FROM PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP pic.twitter.com/nHDqtsqRFh
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) January 3, 2026
Trump wrote on Truth Social…
