Recession Could Be the Catalyst Bitcoin Needs to Breakout, BlackRock's Head of Digital Assets Says

Robbie Mitchnick, BlackRock's Head of Digital Assets, spoke recently to Yahoo Finance, saying a recession would be a proper opportunity for Bitcoin to thrive.

In a recent interview with Yahoo Finance, Robbie Mitchnick, BlackRock’s Head of Digital Assets, discussed the possibility of a recession and how it could impact Bitcoin (BTC).

In a recent interview with Yahoo Finance, Robbie Mitchnick, BlackRock’s Head of Digital Assets, discussed the possibility of a recession and how it could impact Bitcoin (BTC).

Mitchnick said he wasn’t sure if a recession was coming but that the economic conditions that are usually associated with a recession would serve as a strong catalyst for Bitcoin’s growth.

“If you look at bitcoin fundamentally on a long-term basis, it really seems like an asset that should be uncorrelated or even inversely correlated against certain risk factors that exist,” Mitchnick said.

“So, if you look at the way that bonds typically rally in a recession, equities go down, and then bitcoin should be performing well in that environment.”

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Mitchnick’s comments come after Coinbase also touched upon the possibility of a crypto market recovery in Q2, 2025, especially if the US economy slides into a recession.

With recovering liquidity and reduced interest rates, combined with positive regulatory movements, setting the stage for a potential crypto market recovery in Q2, 2025, especially if the US economy slides into a recession, according to Coinbase’s Monthly Outlook.

As the interview with Mitchnick focused on the role of a potential recession in 2025, it's worth noting that the interviewer, part of the Yahoo Finance team, appeared to be referring to the U.S. economy.

This is significant because, despite positive contributions from crypto to emerging markets, a report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in April 2024, highlighted the potential implications of a U.S. recession for the global economy.

According to the IMF, a mild recession in the U.S. during the second half of 2024 could lead to a 0.6 percentage point reduction in global GDP growth in 2024, and a 0.6 percentage point reduction in 2025, from the baseline forecast of 2.8% and 2.7%, respectively.

However, a more severe U.S. recession, defined as a 1.5 percentage point decline in output from the second quarter of 2024, could have a greater impact, leading to a 1 percentage point reduction in global GDP growth in 2024, and a 0.5 percentage point reduction in 2025.

The report also noted that output in the euro area and Japan would be directly affected by spillovers from the U.S., while emerging market and developing economies would be affected to a lesser extent due to the smaller weight of the U.S. in their portfolio.

Despite this, emerging market and developing economies would still experience a slowdown in growth due to weaker external demand and tighter financial conditions.

In the interview, Mitchnick went on to discuss how the typical catalysts for Bitcoin, such as a strong stock market, a weak bond market, and a strong dollar, would usually spell bad news for the wider economy.

However, he argued that these conditions are usually associated with a recession, which is something that would favor Bitcoin.

“If you look at the optimal conditions for bitcoin, it’s usually when equities are struggling, bonds are doing well, and the dollar is strong, which is a recipe for a recession,” he stated.

“And if you look at the periods in history where we’ve had a recession, it’s usually in the second year of a president’s term, which again, if you look at the last four to five periods of a recession, it seems to be around about now.”

The plan:

dump $BTC at 90k

be fucking patient. $BTC likely bottoms around $70k. 36% correction from $110k ATH, v normal for a bull market.

then we need stonks, $SPX and $NDX to enter free fall.

then we need TradFi muppet to go under.

THEN we get fed, pboc, ecb, boj all easing to make 2025 the worst year ever for anything other than stonks and crypto.

people will be broke, no jobs, no food. but at least $btc will be 500k.

— Arthur Hayes (@CryptoHayes) March 11, 2.5