Michael Saylor has predicted that Bitcoin will grow to ten times the size of gold due to its growing adoption. His remarks come at a time when corporate treasuries worldwide are expanding their exposure to BTC, even as the precious metal hits record highs.
Michael Saylor Projects Bitcoin to Outperform Gold
In a recent CNBC interview, Strategy’s CEO, Michael Saylor, forecasted that Bitcoin will be 10 times the value of gold in the coming years. He described the crypto as the “next frontier” for national reserves and corporate treasuries.
Speaking about the proposed U.S. strategic Bitcoin reserve bill, he argued that the asset strengthens companies’ balance sheets in ways traditional cash or buybacks cannot. “Bitcoin is money, everything else is credit,” he said, reworking a phrase long associated with the metal.
While the shiny metal continues to set new milestones, Saylor maintains that the token is superior because it is programmable, borderless, and immune to tariffs. “You can’t teleport gold,” he explained, contrasting the physical constraints of the metal with BTC’s digital nature.
This isn’t the first time the CEO has compared the two assets. Last month, Michael Saylor predicted that more capital would flow from gold to BTC due to the import tariffs tied to the metal. He said that the crypto is not tied to physical logistics and is not vulnerable to policy risks.
Other prominent voices echo the dual appeal of both assets. Author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki, advised investors to hold the pioneer cryptocurrency alongside gold and silver to protect themselves from looming financial instability.
Saylor also emphasized that the coin is evolving beyond a hedge, serving as digital capital for credit markets. Companies are already issuing instruments backed by their reserves. This is a practice he likened to the centuries-long dominance of gold-backed bonds.
“The world ran on gold-backed credit for 300 years,” he said. “The world’s going to run on digital gold-backed credit for the next 300.”
Corporate Treasuries Drive BTC Demand
Michael Saylor’s optimism comes as companies accelerate Bitcoin accumulation. His own firm, Strategy, purchased 850 BTC for $99.7 million. This raised its total holdings to nearly 640,000 coins, maintaining its position as the largest corporate holder.
Notably, Bullish lost its position as the fifth-largest corporate holder as Japan’s Metaplanet expanded its reserves by $632 million. This brought its total holdings to nearly $3 billion. Similarly, just yesterday, Brazil’s OranjeBTC acquired 3,650 tokens, worth $385 million, ahead of a public listing. This made it the largest Latin American corporate treasury.
Altogether, more than 190 publicly traded firms now include the coin on their balance sheets, with institutional holdings surpassing 1.5 million BTC. Analysts say this trend is putting consistent upward pressure on supply. Also, ETFs from giants like BlackRock are steadily accumulating coins on behalf of institutional investors.
Meanwhile, in other developments, Deutsche Bank issued a report predicting that by 2030, central banks could hold both Bitcoin and gold as part of their balance sheets. They cited their complementary qualities of scarcity, liquidity, and long-term trust.