From Cointelegraph

April 5, 2025 10:58 AM:

US President Donald Trump’s trade policies will lead to macroeconomic turmoil and financial crises, driving greater adoption of Bitcoin as a store of value asset, Bitwise analyst Jeff Park predicts. Economic instability will prompt governments to adopt inflationary policies, resulting in a flight to safety in alternative stores of value like Bitcoin.

Global financial markets will experience short-term pain and wealth destruction due to the trade war, despite increased demand for Bitcoin as a store of value. Economist Ray Dalio states that tariffs are stagflationary for the world, leading to a global financial shift changing the established monetary order.

Asset manager Anthony Pompliano suggests Trump may be intentionally crashing markets to force interest rate cuts and lower debt servicing costs. The interest rate on 10-year US Treasury bonds has declined to 4.00% from 4.66% in January. While short-term pain is expected, lower interest rates could drive risk-on asset prices higher in the long term.

Read more at Cointelegraph: No country wins a global trade war, BTC to surge as a result: Analyst