Bitwise CIO says all roads still lead to Bitcoin regardless of AI boom or recession
Matt Hougan framed Bitcoin as able to fit multiple macro paths, including an AI boom, an AI bust, and a muddle-through economy. The newer coverage adds that one version of his argument also includes a recession or normal economy, along with references to AI integration, monetary policy changes, institutional investment, and a possible bailout sequence after an AI bubble collapse.
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In practice, the comparison with earlier commentary changes how the argument is presented: Bitcoin is no longer only linked to one economic backdrop, but to several scenarios laid out in a note to investors. What stays the same is the focus on Bitcoin as the endpoint in each path, including the superabundance, AI bust, and muddle-through cases described by Decrypt.
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Where this sits in the Bitcoin series
| When | What happened | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 years ago | BTC a 1.152e+05 $ high | today it sits -29.3 % from there |
| 4 months ago | BTC a 5.857e+04 $ low | today it sits +39.2 % from there |
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