The global power struggle heats up, and crypto assets become a tool for hedging geopolitical risks

【Blockchain Rhythm】 Recently, a major move has attracted attention — on January 20th, the newly elected U.S. President introduced a framework called the “Peace Committee” on the international stage, requiring participating countries to sign by this Thursday and invest $1 billion in exchange for a permanent seat. The list is all-encompassing, ranging from traditional Western allies to non-Western countries, including Russia and Belarus, which are even under consideration, directly triggering nerves in Europe.

France was the first to explicitly reject it, while other EU member states are in a wait-and-see mode. On a deeper level, this is not just the birth of a new institution but a direct challenge to the existing global multilateral system. The charter design shows excessive concentration of decision-making power, lack of transparency in funding and governance mechanisms, which makes traditional allies uncomfortable — they are seeking to amend the terms and are trying to rally other countries to exert pressure and check balances. The trust gap across the Atlantic is visibly widening.

What does this mean for the market? The uncertainty in global governance is rising, and the geopolitical risk premium is inevitably increasing. Traditional risk assets will face short-term pressure. But from a crypto perspective, Bitcoin and mainstream crypto assets, due to their decentralized and non-sovereign nature, once again become tools for investors to hedge geopolitical risks. This emotional support keeps medium-term valuations relatively stable, but short-term volatility could be amplified by macro events.

The deeper issue is: the global power structure is quietly shifting. Moving from the existing multilateral framework toward a more fragmented, leader-dominated game model. What to watch for in the future is whether Europe can form a unified counter stance, and whether the U.S. will continue to use institutional restructuring as a tool for diplomatic and financial negotiations. These choices will directly reshape market risk appetite and the long-term allocation of funds.