The cryptocurrency market has emerged as a viable financial sector, spurring nations to adopt the asset class. The conflict between the BRICS and the US for digital finance supremacy has intensified. US President Donald Trump desires the US to be the crypto capital of the world, while the BRICS alliance seeks to implement blockchain-based applications to reduce overreliance on Western systems. Amid a brewing trade war, these two sides are set to face off further in a budding crypto race.