{"id":126827,"date":"2025-04-09T21:17:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T21:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=126827"},"modified":"2025-04-09T21:17:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T21:17:07","slug":"trade-tensions-to-speed-institutional-crypto-adoption-execs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=126827","title":{"rendered":"Trade tensions to speed institutional crypto adoption \u2014 Execs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Cointelegraph.com NewsMounting international trade tensions are rattling cryptocurrency markets \u2014 but they could also accelerate institutional crypto adoption, several industry executives told Cointelegraph.\u00a0<br \/>\nSince US President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on US imports on April 2, core cryptocurrencies experienced double-digit price swings, worsening an ongoing market rout starting earlier this year.\u00a0<br \/>\nHowever, \u201c[t]he silver lining is that economic uncertainty has historically accelerated institutional interest in digital assets as a diversification strategy,\u201d David Siemer, co-founder and CEO of Wave Digital Assets, told Cointelegraph.<br \/>\nBitcoin has already shown \u201csigns of resilience\u201d amid the market turbulence, underscoring the cryptocurrency\u2019s potential as a hedge against geopolitical disruption, according to an April 7 Binance report.\u00a0<br \/>\nNow, \u201c[a]s traditional banking channels become entangled in geopolitical tensions, we&#8217;re witnessing increased demand for blockchain-based settlement solutions that operate outside conventional correspondent banking networks,\u201d Siemer said.\u00a0<br \/>\nBitcoin and the S&amp;P 500\u2019s recent performance. Source: 21SharesRelated: US President Donald Trump issues 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs<br \/>\nTariff turmoil<br \/>\nOn April 9, Trump paused implementation of a portion of the sweeping tariffs he announced last week on US imports while simultaneously vowing to hike levies on Chinese goods to 125%.\u00a0<br \/>\nThe S&amp;P 500 \u2014 an index of the largest US stocks \u2014 jumped more than 8% on the news, partially reversing losses tied to Trump\u2019s original tariff announcement, according to Google Finance.<br \/>\nBitcoin\u2019s (BTC) spot price, as well as the total cryptocurrency market capitalization, rose by a similar amount, roughly 8%, as of late-day trading on April 9, CoinMarketCap data shows.<br \/>\nCrypto market caps are up on April 9. Source: CoinMarketCapDecentralized finance (DeFi) protocols are particularly well-positioned to benefit from trade turmoil, which highlights the segment\u2019s \u201cstrategic value,\u201d according to Nicholas Roberts-Huntley, co-founder and CEO of Concrete &amp; Glow Finance.<br \/>\n\u201cDeFi offers a neutral, borderless alternative for accessing credit, earning yield, and moving capital,\u201d Roberts-Huntley said.\u00a0\u201cFor builders, this is an opportunity to double down on interoperability and censorship resistance.\u201d<br \/>\nStill, crypto prices will continue to mirror the broader market for the foreseeable future, Aurelie Barthere, a research analyst at Nansen, told Cointelegraph.\u00a0If the sell-off continues, expect crypto to behave as \u201cjust a higher beta risk asset correlated with risk assets at the moment,\u201d Barthere said.<br \/>\nMagazine:\u00a0DeFi will rise again after memecoins die down: Sasha Ivanov, X Hall of Flame<a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/trade-tensions-speed-institutional-crypto-adoption-execs?utm_source=rss_feed&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"feedzy-rss-link-icon\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Cointelegraph.com NewsMounting international trade tensions are rattling cryptocurrency markets \u2014 but they could also accelerate institutional crypto adoption, several industry executives told Cointelegraph.\u00a0 Since US President Donald Trump announced&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126827"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=126827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126827\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=126827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=126827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=126827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}