This Crypto Rollercoaster Just Outsprinted the S&P—But Don’t Pop the Champagne Yet 🍾

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So here we are: the S&P 500 decided to take a little nosedive—almost 10%, because why not? Meanwhile, Bitcoin, that digital enfant terrible, shrugged off the chaos and strutted back to what it calls “break-even” for the year. According to our guru McGlone, this is basically like showing up to the party in a tuxedo while the rest of Wall Street is still searching for a shirt.

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But hold on to your virtual wallets. McGlone, with all the cheerful optimism of a weatherman predicting a hurricane, warns that if the U.S. economy decides a recession is overdue, both stocks and your shiny coins might get their butts kicked—he’s talking about a 30% freefall in equities. Yikes.

He’s not just throwing shade at crypto; he’s comparing it to the financial disasters of yesteryear—think 1929’s Great Depression, Japan’s ’89 bubble pop, and the dot-com frenzy that left a lot of nerds crying in their dorm rooms. According to McGlone, with all the speculation, volatility, and frankly too many coins cluttering the market, crypto could be auditioning for a starring role in the next financial calamity.

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But it’s not all doom and gloom. Both Bitcoin and gold have been flexing their muscles, each clocking a 42% gain in the last year. That’s right, they both gave the S&P a run for its money (pardon the pun). Our guy McGlone even throws out the tantalizing idea that Bitcoin might leave gold in the dust if stocks decide to take another nosedive. So, should you bury your treasures in a vault or just click ‘Buy’ on Coinbase? The plot thickens.

At the end of the day, Bitcoin still likes to play the tough decentralized hedge—ready to stick it to the traditional financial system and central banks, especially when everyone’s too busy arguing over interest rates and what fiscal responsibility means. Because nothing says “economic uncertainty” like tossing digital coins onto the fire and seeing what survives.

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2025-04-25 07:43