Want to have your giblets freaked out? Read The World Economic Forum Global Risks Report.:
Even Bitcoin gets a mention in the economic risks section;
Inflation in all these traditional asset classes has been dwarfed by more speculative assets such as the cryptocurrency Bitcoin, which increased in value by around 1200% in 2017.
So if the world economy takes a dump, will crytpo be there rescue us? A decentralized monetary system might be more resilient in the face of wholesale disruption of institutions, infrastructure and supply chains. Though, truth be told, I'd rather we didn't need to actually try it out.