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HIVE Digital’s Frank Holmes tells TheStreet Crypto a U.S. bitcoin reserve may be inevitable — and could set off a global wave of adoption.

Global stocks are rebounding Tuesday as some investors take advantage of recent massive losses, even as China threatened to hit back further if President Donald Trump hikes U.S. import tariffs by an additional 50%.

The global sell-off in financial markets sparked by the new Trump tariffs has brought out the Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) bears. The current thinking is that Bitcoin could get hammered by a mix of lower economic growth, rising inflation, and overall market uncertainty. After all, as many crypto investors are now pointing out, there are no tariffs on Bitcoin.

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, talks to Fortune about launching consumer brand As Ever and the release of her new podcast, right as tariffs rock the markets.

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This move allows users to purchase cryptocurrencies using credit or debit cards linked to Apple Pay and Google Pay.

Medicare-focused insurer Humana led gains with a 16% jump, while other health insurers including UnitedHealth Group, Centene and CVS Health advanced between 5% and 10%. The 5.06% average increase, more than double what the government proposed in January, could help profit margins in the sector after a post-COVID surge in demand for medical procedures drove up costs.

The slide mirrored declines in both consumer and business confidence in other recent surveys. “The implementation of new policy priorities has heightened the level of uncertainty among small business owners over the past few months,” said NFIB Chief Economist Bill Dunkelberg. “Small business owners have scaled back expectations on sales growth as they better understand how these rearrangements might impact them.”

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is the king of cryptocurrencies, but that does not guarantee it will outperform other crypto assets, especially not in a relatively short time, like a year and a half or so. Provided that its value isn't eroded by uncertainty surrounding the possibility or implementation of new tariffs in the U.S., XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) is a compelling pick for one-upping Bitcoin between now and the end of 2026. The key driver of XRP's value is its utility, which is increasing over time as a result of development efforts pursued by the coin's issuer, a company called Ripple.

The idea revealed in the wishful thinking-turned-market action is that there's no secret to what's needed for a market turnaround.