Trade tensions escalate as Washington imposes 10% tariffs on major European economies—France, Germany, the UK, and Nordic nations are now in the crosshairs. Here's what matters: the clock is ticking. If negotiations over the Greenland acquisition stall, those tariffs jump to 25% come June 1st.

Why should you care? Geopolitical friction like this tends to shake equity markets, and when traditional markets sneeze, crypto often catches cold. Institutional investors typically de-risk across all asset classes during trade uncertainty. Plus, currency volatility usually spikes, which can create trading opportunities in crypto pairs.

The real question isn't whether this gets resolved—it's how fast. Watch the news over the next few weeks. Markets hate uncertainty more than bad news itself.