Which Crypto Could Suffer the Most? (4 AISs respond)

Take a look at which tokens may drop 90% if such a scenario occurs.

Global tensions rose over the weekend after the USA and Israel attacked Iran, sparking a wave of uncertainty that quickly spread across the region and beyond.

The military campaign attacked many targets and eventually led to the elimination of Ali Khamenei (the supreme leader of the Asian country). Iran retaliated against several countries in the region, including the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. The American president, Donald Trump, warned that the war could last up to four weeks, while leading European economies (some of them nuclear powers), such as France, Germany, and the UK, indicated that they might “protect their interests” and join the conflict soon.

Right now, the world is watching the Middle East with growing concern, as the risk of a wider conflict and a possible World War Three seems more real than it has been in years. Apart from the countless lives this devastating event could cause, it will also send shockwaves through the global financial and crypto markets. To assess the potential impact, we asked four of the most popular AI-powered chatbots which digital assets would be hit the hardest if such a scenario were to occur.

Small Alts, Memes, and more

ChatGPT began with a disclaimer, saying that a global war would not just be “bad news” but would cause a “systemic liquidity shock.” It predicted that such a conflict would lead to an immediate market panic, with stock-outs and credit freezes. In that kind of environment, crypto will be hit as hard as everything else.

The chatbot suggested that small-cap altcoins are more vulnerable because they have less capital, fewer real buyers, and heavy retail exposure. It warned that cryptocurrencies, whose market capitalization is less than 100 million dollars and whose use is questionable, could fall by up to 90% in a World War III scenario.

Another sector that could have a real disaster is the meme coin niche. According to ChatGPT, tokens like PEPE, BONK, WIF, and FLOKI can go down to zero as they are driven by sentiment and are notorious for their enhanced volatility:

“In a real risk event like a global war, the appetite for speculation begins to fall, and liquidity in meme tokens can disappear within hours.”

Google’s Gemini agrees with ChatGPT’s predictions. It predicted that such a major conflict could have a negative impact on small and medium-sized altcoins and meme coins due to panic selling and a complete lack of buyers.

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Confusion is focused on the market’s biggest meme tokens, Dogecoin (DOGE) and Shiba Inu (SHIB), predicting that they will suffer the most due to “high sensitivity to risk sentiment and lack of significant leverage.”

Grok, the chatbot integrated within X, presented a very different thesis. It said that stablecoins such as Tether’s USDT and Circle’s USDC could be among the biggest victims due to the link to the US dollar:

“Stablecoins are paid 1:1 to match currencies like USD, backed by reserves in banks, Treasury, or other assets. In WW3, if a major economy like the US faces hyperinflation, credit defaults, or bank freezes (as seen in historical wars), these currencies may become worthless or inaccessible. In their collapse it could cause a world war “IOUs” with a falling dollar.”

What about BTC?

All four chatbots we spoke to argued that Bitcoin will sink immediately after a possible declaration of global war, but will remain the most powerful asset in the crypto sector. They also suggested that, despite the initial shock, BTC can recover its losses quickly compared to the rest of the market.

“BTC may fall sharply alongside other risk assets as investors rush to cash in. However, if the conflict leads to financial instability or aggressive money printing, BTC may recover faster than many altcoins as its diversification and “digital gold” narrative regains momentum,” ChatGPT said.