Forget about price charts for a moment; today cryptocurrencies are the preferred tool of geopolitics. For countries under sanctions or blockades, such as Russia or Iran, blockchain is not an experiment, it is a lifeline. It allows them to move capital and trade resources like oil out of the reach of the SWIFT system and the control of the dollar, reclaiming an economic sovereignty that the traditional banking system had taken from them.
In state treasuries, three key assets share the spotlight:
Bitcoin (BTC): The "digital gold" that serves as an unconfiscable strategic reserve.
Tether (USDT): The pragmatic tool; always valued at one dollar, it is the most used for fast international payments without going through banks.
Ethereum (ETH): The infrastructure for programming automated commercial contracts.
Meanwhile, powers like China are accelerating their own state digital currencies (CBDC) to maintain control. In the end, the battle is no longer just for territory, but for who dominates the flow of money in a world that no longer needs Washington's permission to transfer value.
