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There has been no shortage of geopolitical tensions ravaging the global market throughout 2025. Indeed, nations are picking sides, with the West and Global South engaged in a major faceoff. That culminated this week with one BRICS nation unveiling a 5-year plan to compete with the US on the global stage. The United States and President Donald Trump have implemented foreign trade policy that has stoked the flames of conflict. Although a pause on several tariffs has been put in place, there is still an ongoing effort to reshape the global order. Specifically, through the multipolarity that the BRICS bloc has been chasing for years. Source: Rafael Neddermeyer Also Read: BRICS vs. US Dollar: Why 2025 is The Year It Happens or It Doesn’t BRICS Nation Set On 5-Year Course to Challenge US Dominance The United States has spent the first four months of the year shaking up global trade. Specifically, the returning Trump administration implemented protectionist policies that sought to balance tra...

Bitcoin Dogs’ token 0DOG surges after launching a high-APY liquidity pool. Rising Bitcoin interest in the US boosts 0DOG’s value amid broader market trends. Despite a US demand spike, global Bitcoin demand and profits remain weak. The cryptocurrency market is abuzz with recent developments as Bitcoin Dogs’ native token, 0DOG, experiences a dramatic surge amidst rising Bitcoin demand in the US. This notable increase in 0DOG’s value comes on the heels of the launch of its liquidity pool and a spike in Bitcoin interest following Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s comments. While Bitcoin’s broader market demand remains negative, the US sector’s engagement is driving significant shifts in both Bitcoin Dogs and Bitcoin itself. Bitcoin Dogs (0DOG) sees significant rebound Bitcoin Dogs (0DOG) has recently captured the spotlight with an impressive price surge following the launch of its highly anticipated liquidity pool. ...

A speaker at Ohio State University was booed by thousands of students this weekend as he delivered a bizarre bitcoin-shilling commencement speech that he claims to have written while under the influence of hallucinogenic drug, ayahuasca. Self-proclaimed social entrepreneur, investor, and m US ician Chris Pan was invited to speak at the university’s spring commencement — the ceremony at which graduating students receive their diplomas — on Sunday. During his speech , he shared financial advice he claimed would lead to “financial, emotional, and spiritual freedom.” However, he was roundly jeered by much of the 12,500-strong crowd when he started promoting Bitcoin and attempted to explain Bitcoin ETFs by performing a magic trick that apparently turned three-quarters into a physical Bitcoin . He then suggested that graduates could combat depression by singing, and tried to row back his bitcoin comments by offering everybody in the crowd a bracelet made b...

Joe Lewis, the billionaire former Premier League football club owner who sold Sam Bankman-Fried more than $76 million worth of property in the Bahamas, is set to plead guilty to 19 fraud charges, reports Financial Times. Lewis, who owned London-based Tottenham Hotspur, handed himself in to US authorities last year after he was charged with a number of offenses including securities fraud, conspiracy, and making false statements. The 86-year-old is accused of helping his ex-girlfriend and his personal pilots invest in numerous biotech companies before positive news was announced publicly. Those involved profited over half a million dollars. Lewis pleaded not guilty last summer, claiming that the US government’s decision to charge him was “an egregious error in judgement.” He was subsequently released on a $300 million bond — about $50 million more than FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried . Joe Lewis and SBF linked by Deltec owner Lewis, who previo US ly ran a chain of restaurants, ...