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Bitcoin, Ethereum Will Go “Much Higher”
Post-Recession: Paul Tudor Jones

by
Chris Williams
14 hours ago
Legendary investor Paul Tudor Jones has reaffirmed his

belief in crypto, saying that scarce digital assets will have
value in the future.
Photo: CNBC
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Key Takeaways
 Paul Tudor Jones has said that Bitcoin and Ethereum could benefit from rising inflation
and weak macroeconomic conditions due to their scarcity.
 He argued that the U.S. economy is either in or heading for a recession, and that markets
could rally if the Federal Reserve stops hiking interest rates to combat inflation.
 Stanley Druckenmiller shared similar views to Jones last month, pointing out that
economic turmoil could highlight crypto's value.
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Paul Tudor Jones said that he believes the U.S. economy is either in or on the cusp of a
recession.
Jones Thinks Recession Is Looming

Despite a months-long bear market that’s dragged Bitcoin and Ethereum 70% down from their
highs, Paul Tudor Jones has made it clear that he thinks the top two crypto assets could soar in a
post-recession world.
The billionaire hedge fund manager discussed crypto’s place in the current macroeconomic
landscape in a Monday interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box, saying he thought the nascent asset
class could see significant growth in the future.
Jones shared his thoughts on the current state of the global economy, noting that he believed the
U.S. was headed for a recession if it wasn’t already in one. “I would think we’re probably getting
ready to go through the recession playbook,” he said, predicting that the 2020s would be defined
by a “focus on debt dynamics,” fiscal deficits, and policy “that gives people confidence in the
long run value of a currency.”
Jones said that he thought central banks had engaged in “massive experimentation” in the years
since the Global Financial Crisis, arguing that suppressed yields and pandemic relief packages
were products of monetary and fiscal experimentation.
Reflecting on the digital assets space, Jones pointed to high inflation rates as a potential catalyst
for a crypto surge. “In a time when there’s too much money, which is why we have inflation, and
too much fiscal spending, something like crypto—specifically Bitcoin and Ethereum—where
there’s a finite amount of that, that will have value at some point,” he said.
When CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin asked whether crypto would have a “much higher” value
than today, Jones said “I think so, yeah,” but admitted that he didn’t know when prices would
rise.
Jones also commented on the Federal Reserve’s economic tightening policy, which has seen the
U.S. central bank hike interest rates by 75 basis points on three occasions this year. The Fed has
forecast a peak funds rate of 4.6% in 2023, raising economists’ expectations of further hikes
before the end of the year. The current funds rate is 3% to 3.25%.
As others have predicted, Jones said that a pivot in the Fed’s hawkish stance could lead to a surge
across global markets. “When [a pivot] happens you’ll probably have a massive rally in a variety
of beaten-down inflation trades, including crypto,” he said. Jones also revealed that he still holds
an allocation in Bitcoin, having repeatedly endorsed the asset since touting it as a bet against
inflation in 2020.
Macro Legends Expect Crypto Rise

Jones is not the first macro legend to suggest that crypto could eventually post a recovery despite
the gloomy macroeconomic backdrop. Last month, Stanley Druckenmiller shared similar insights
to Jones, hinting at a possible crypto “renaissance” if the public starts to lose trust in central
banks. He also called for a “hard landing” and recession for the U.S. economy in 2023.
It’s up to the National Bureau of Economic Research to declare whether the U.S. economy is in a
recession or not, and while no such declaration has yet been made, Jones and Druckenmiller’s
viewpoint is that the current tightening environment makes a recession inevitable in the next few
months.
Jones pointed out in the interview that unemployment rates are currently at a relatively low 3.6%
in the U.S. For the Fed to pivot, he argued, unemployment numbers would have to be higher. If
he is right, that suggests that crypto could benefit from rising unemployment since the market
has been dependent on the Fed’s moves throughout this year.
Jones and Druckenmiller’s bullish crypto thesis effectively stems from the idea that Bitcoin can
act as a hedge against inflation. Jones specifically name-dropped Bitcoin and Ethereum as
potential benefactors of fiat currency erosion, pointing to their scarce properties. Bitcoin’s fixed
supply of 21 million is treated with almost religious ardor by certain corners of the crypto
community, while Ethereum has occasionally gone deflationary since it completed “the Merge”
to Proof-of-Stake.
While the Fed’s aggressive approach to combating inflation has battered markets this year, things
could change if the central bank changes its tune. According to Jones, crypto will be poised to
take the spotlight when the tides turn—but there’s a looming recession to get through first.
Disclosure: At the time of writing, the author of this piece owned ETH, USDT, and several other
cryptocurrencies.
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Bitcoin, Ethereum Will Go “Much Higher”

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