President Donald Trump announced early Saturday that the United States had carried out a “massive” attack on Venezuela and its President Nicolas Maduro. Trump continued that Maduro and his wife were captured and fled the country.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi later announced that Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, had each been indicted in the Southern District of New York on various drug trafficking and weapons charges.
Cryptocurrency prices, along with Bitcoin, took a slight hit around 2 a.m. ET following reports of military operations in Venezuela. BTC$89,931.10 It fell about 0.5% to $89,300. At the time of writing (just before 9 a.m. ET), BTC had returned to just below $90,000.
President Trump is scheduled to hold a press conference at 11 a.m. ET.