Global War Risks in 2025: A New World Order and Its Impact on the Crypto Market
Introduction As 2025 unfolds, the global political landscape is increasingly unstable. From Eastern Europe to the Middle East, from the South China Sea to North Africa, the world is inching closer to a full-scale geopolitical crisis. Regional wars, proxy conflicts, and economic instability are intensifying the fear of a potential third world war. Amid this chaos, investors and analysts are closely monitoring how such developments are influencing the crypto market—a space often viewed as a hedge
BTCFi TVL Faces Major Drop, but Bitcoin DeFi Growth Remains Strong!
The Total Value Locked (TVL) in Bitcoin-based DeFi (BTCFi) saw a sharp decline on April 17, 2025. Due to a massive $1.26 billion BTC unstaking event on the Babylon staking platform, BTCFi TVL dropped by 32%, falling from $5.2B ➔ $3.5B.
What really happened? Babylon Labs clarified that this unstaking was part of a transition to new finality providers, not a loss of trust.
Despite the recent dip, BTCFi showed explosive growth throughout 2024, skyrocketing by over 2,000% from $307M ➔ $6.5B, powered by innovations like the Lightning Network and rising institutional interest.