Financial neutrality in 2026 turns crypto into core infrastructure for resilience

Beincrypto reports that in early 2026 the global financial landscape is defined less by cooperation and more by leverage, as the second Trump administration’s “America First” policy has turned the U.S. dollar and the SWIFT network into instruments of geopolitical control. The column argues this has pushed states, companies and households from “permissioned trust” toward “mathematical sovereignty,” defining financial neutrality as the ability to store and transfer value independently of politically controlled infrastructure.

It cites Chainalysis data showing roughly $1.5 trillion in LATAM crypto transaction volume from July 2022 to June 2025, Iran’s crypto ecosystem processing about $7.78–7.8 billion in 2025, and El Salvador holding more than 7,000 BTC (around $706 million) as of early 2026. The piece uses Venezuela — including the January 3, 2026 Operation “Absolute Resolve” capture of Nicolás Maduro and subsequent U.S.

oversight of oil assets — as an example of how reliance on foreign-controlled financial rails can de‑platform a nation, and notes corporate moves such as Sony’s Soneium and AFEELA 1 and Deutsche Bank’s integration of Partior. Retail adoption data from the Crypto.com: State of Crypto Commerce (H1 2025) report is also highlighted, showing wallet-connected payments can lift conversion rates 3–5x and raise average order values by 15–25%.

Key Topics

Crypto, Donald Trump, Venezuela, Swift Network, Chainalysis, Bitcoin