Bangladesh, April 16 -- In recent weeks, talks of a Bitcoin crash have echoed through financial markets, with prices dipping sharply from their January 2025 peak of almost $110,000 to below $75,000 by early April. This volatility, however, hasnt dimmed the fervor for cryptocurrency among Washingtons elite, notably President Donald Trump and his ally Elon Musk. Their vocal support underscores cryptos growing political clout, but its the interplay with Trumps aggressive tariff policies that raises profound questions about international stability, both geopolitically and geoeconomically.

Bitcoins allure in Washington stems from its promise of financial sovereignty and its defiance of traditional monetary systems. Trump, styling himself the ...