What will BTC do in event of US default on its debt?

[cryptosize]

They do but what you are missing is the recession part. When you say "value [of fiat] dropping", that's inflation and that leads to more bitcoin adoption and its price going up.

But is it? Point me to cases where people "woke up" and changed their currency preference due to fiat devaluation.

Sure, here's a report from mainstream media:

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/05/-in-bankrupt-lebanon-locals-mine-bitcoin-and-buy-groceries-with-tether.html

I'm of that opinion as well, but for the former to stop being a standard, some disaster has to happen I'm afraid.

Lebanon is the canary in the coal mine for widespread Weimar-level inflation in the West.

Just look at US debt viability...

Or even ECB/Lagarde practising Erdonomics (too high inflation, too low interest rates). Everyone in EU mocked Turkey for doing that years ago. What a bunch of hypocrites!

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[AverageGlabella]

BTC would continue to exist and people would probably lose most of their money that they had in the US dollar. Those people will lose faith and look to find another way of recovering from their losses. BTC will be at the top of the list and we would probably see mass adoption but because the US will keep printing dollars off this is not realistically going to happen any time soon.

[tygeade]

Thanks for the comments.  The relationship between BTC, and all cryptos, and the US dollar is complex, to say the least.  The Republicans seem hell-bent on using the threat of default as leverage to get what they want.  We might default for a short period, but Congress will almost certainly do something to stop that.
I am worried about the deficit and the long term future.
In the meantime, I will make some additional investments in BTC and other cryptocurrencies.

If it can happen, let it happen, I very much expect the US government to default. When an old empire collapses, a new one is born and that's bitcoin's chance. Maybe people won't choose bitcoin as an alternative, but the future is unpredictable, and we have every right to hope. The centralized financial system will be replaced by the decentralized financial system, why not?

I think the world is getting further and further away from just a single super power and many hate that. That is the doom of USA, they were never liked to begin with, good if you are living there, if you are an American it "could" be good, unless your a poor black person, then it is not good to live there lol.

But, if you live somewhere else, there is a reason why people are looking to use other things, because they are disliked, and for a good reason too. All in all, even if not now, they are going to be disliked in the future, and they will have to default one day. Let it be now, so we could see how it could be done and how it could improve in the future as well.

[AverageGlabella]

Thanks for the comments.  The relationship between BTC, and all cryptos, and the US dollar is complex, to say the least.  The Republicans seem hell-bent on using the threat of default as leverage to get what they want.  We might default for a short period, but Congress will almost certainly do something to stop that.
I am worried about the deficit and the long term future.
In the meantime, I will make some additional investments in BTC and other cryptocurrencies.

If it can happen, let it happen, I very much expect the US government to default. When an old empire collapses, a new one is born and that's bitcoin's chance. Maybe people won't choose bitcoin as an alternative, but the future is unpredictable, and we have every right to hope. The centralized financial system will be replaced by the decentralized financial system, why not?

I think the world is getting further and further away from just a single super power and many hate that. That is the doom of USA, they were never liked to begin with, good if you are living there, if you are an American it "could" be good, unless your a poor black person, then it is not good to live there lol.

But, if you live somewhere else, there is a reason why people are looking to use other things, because they are disliked, and for a good reason too. All in all, even if not now, they are going to be disliked in the future, and they will have to default one day. Let it be now, so we could see how it could be done and how it could improve in the future as well.

They will not default because they are disliked they will default because the US dollar has been destroyed because they keep printing dollars whenever they are in trouble but that is not unique to them all other countries do this and some of the other countries have a weaker currency then USA which means that they are more likely to default before the US does. The US has one of the strongest currencies and will probably be one of the last to default.

[philipma1957]

My limited knowledge leads me to believe that BTC is truly independent of the U.S. dollar, and of all the U.S. markets.  However, watching the value of BTC, and indeed pretty much all of the crypto currencies, it appears they are very strongly influenced by markets.

Indeed, I often think that cryptos should move in opposition to U.S. markets and fiat currencies.  If something makes the market weak, resulting in a drop in values, the cryptos should hold their own and even go up.  Obviously my thoughts don’t reflect the real world.

So,…, what do you think BTC, and cryptos in general, will do in the event of a U.S. government default? 

If the USA decides to do a true and real default on the dollar I don’t care much about what crypto will do.

Unfortunately for me I have a US gov. based pension. My wife has a US gov based pension. We also have a US gov based 401k.

The three items above would be very hard,for me and my wife to do without.

The world would be really chaotic.  Btc would not be a replacement for the dollar at this time.

[cabron]

Thanks for the comments.  The relationship between BTC, and all cryptos, and the US dollar is complex, to say the least.  The Republicans seem hell-bent on using the threat of default as leverage to get what they want.  We might default for a short period, but Congress will almost certainly do something to stop that.
I am worried about the deficit and the long term future.
In the meantime, I will make some additional investments in BTC and other cryptocurrencies.

If it can happen, let it happen, I very much expect the US government to default. When an old empire collapses, a new one is born and that's bitcoin's chance. Maybe people won't choose bitcoin as an alternative, but the future is unpredictable, and we have every right to hope. The centralized financial system will be replaced by the decentralized financial system, why not?

I think the world is getting further and further away from just a single super power and many hate that. That is the doom of USA, they were never liked to begin with, good if you are living there, if you are an American it "could" be good, unless your a poor black person, then it is not good to live there lol.

But, if you live somewhere else, there is a reason why people are looking to use other things, because they are disliked, and for a good reason too. All in all, even if not now, they are going to be disliked in the future, and they will have to default one day. Let it be now, so we could see how it could be done and how it could improve in the future as well.

They will not default because they are disliked they will default because the US dollar has been destroyed because they keep printing dollars whenever they are in trouble but that is not unique to them all other countries do this and some of the other countries have a weaker currency then USA which means that they are more likely to default before the US does. The US has one of the strongest currencies and will probably be one of the last to default.

If they are going to print money, they are going to use the money to buy US government bonds to keep the interest rate low and US Dollar afloat. They do have the option to take a loan from China, they are still the biggest trading partner and if China is true to thier word in only making business and not making war, they will be lending.

One that they have to struggle with is convincing countries to accept US Dollar because BRICS countries are increasing and they are gradually moving away from USD.

[Casdinyard]

It is independent indeed. But the needs of the people aren't. In the event that US defaults on its debt, a massive recession will probably occur. And as we all know, recessions force people to sell their stuff to survive. That includes bitcoins for instance. That is what causes crypto to sway along the path of the outside market, and for it to deviate from this pattern it must create its own self-sustaining economy with all its own amenities and services, which is not that farfetched but tell that to brand companies with billions of dollars in holdings.

[AverageGlabella]

Thanks for the comments.  The relationship between BTC, and all cryptos, and the US dollar is complex, to say the least.  The Republicans seem hell-bent on using the threat of default as leverage to get what they want.  We might default for a short period, but Congress will almost certainly do something to stop that.
I am worried about the deficit and the long term future.
In the meantime, I will make some additional investments in BTC and other cryptocurrencies.

If it can happen, let it happen, I very much expect the US government to default. When an old empire collapses, a new one is born and that's bitcoin's chance. Maybe people won't choose bitcoin as an alternative, but the future is unpredictable, and we have every right to hope. The centralized financial system will be replaced by the decentralized financial system, why not?

I think the world is getting further and further away from just a single super power and many hate that. That is the doom of USA, they were never liked to begin with, good if you are living there, if you are an American it "could" be good, unless your a poor black person, then it is not good to live there lol.

But, if you live somewhere else, there is a reason why people are looking to use other things, because they are disliked, and for a good reason too. All in all, even if not now, they are going to be disliked in the future, and they will have to default one day. Let it be now, so we could see how it could be done and how it could improve in the future as well.

They will not default because they are disliked they will default because the US dollar has been destroyed because they keep printing dollars whenever they are in trouble but that is not unique to them all other countries do this and some of the other countries have a weaker currency then USA which means that they are more likely to default before the US does. The US has one of the strongest currencies and will probably be one of the last to default.

If they are going to print money, they are going to use the money to buy US government bonds to keep the interest rate low and US Dollar afloat. They do have the option to take a loan from China, they are still the biggest trading partner and if China is true to thier word in only making business and not making war, they will be lending.

One that they have to struggle with is convincing countries to accept US Dollar because BRICS countries are increasing and they are gradually moving away from USD.

USA and China are not the best of friends and I cannot see China bailing out the US when China will have enough on their plate. I think China has been hiding the issue of the costs they have been spending to try and control covid 19. They had bigger restrictions and more extreme measures then every other country and that amount of action will cost a lot more then the self isolation that a lot of countries did. They are not going to be in any position to lend money to the US.