I'm curious why would you choose gold if the recession is as big as the 2008 crisis?

As for me, no matter how big it is, I still would choose Bitcoin. In fact, I think the bigger the recession the better it is for Bitcoin. Gold is no doubt the best store of value as of now, but I need more than just a store of value. I'm still growing my wealth so taking the risk in Bitcoin with a bigger potential return is acceptable. I'd probably start pouring money into stocks as their price sinking, hoping to make a big return when the bulls come back