The stock market is sinking and dragging crypto down hard. Right now, Bitcoin is down more than 5.5% in the last 24 hours to just over $78,200, according to CoinMarketCap.

The reason? Investors are worried about an economic slowdown after President Donald Trump does not rule out a recession, after imposing tariffs on several countries.

So much so that the Dow Jones collapses 2%, the S&P 500 2.7% and the Nasdaq more than 4.2%, returning to levels not seen since September 2024.

In addition, the technology index is on track to experience its worst drop since September 2022, when it lost more than 5%.

DeepSeek estimates BTC price for June 2025

In this bearish and highly volatile context, DeepSeek was asked what price Bitcoin will be trading at by mid-year.

The Chinese AI platform first stressed that institutional adoption is expected to continue and that regulation will be clearer by then.

It also indicated that the biggest problem facing the leading cryptocurrency is high and persistent inflation, which could hurt the price in the short term.

Bullish scenario: The most encouraging context for DeepSeek placed BTC at a floor of 150,000 USD and set a maximum of 250,000 USD.

Neutral scenario: Adoption would be gradual and the price would fluctuate between 80,000 and 120,000 USD, due to macroeconomic risks.

Bearish scenario: A global recession would trigger a sharp sell-off in the crypto market, sending BTC to a base of $30,000.