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Mainstream media will frame this as a singular visa dispute, but for crypto analysts, it's a microcosm of growing regulatory friction worldwide. As nations tighten borders and surveillance, crypto's promise of borderless finance becomes more appealing, yet paradoxically, such friction can increase short-term risk aversion among institutional participants wary of geopolitical instability.

Somali referee Omar Artan was denied entry to the United States for the World Cup after an 11-hour immigration interview, despite asserting he held the correct papers and visa.