Michael Saylor: Bitcoin to Surpass Gold by 2035
Michael Saylor predicts Bitcoin will overtake gold’s market cap by 2035, citing rising adoption and digital superiority.
- Michael Saylor says Bitcoin will overtake gold by 2035
- Believes BTC is a superior digital store of value
- Prediction aligns with rising institutional and global adoption
Bitcoin’s Path to Outshining Gold
Michael Saylor, Executive Chairman of MicroStrategy and a prominent Bitcoin advocate, has made another bold forecast: Bitcoin will surpass gold’s market cap by 2035. The statement reinforces Saylor’s long-held view that Bitcoin is not just digital gold—but a superior version of it.
Gold’s market cap currently hovers around $13 to $14 trillion, while Bitcoin’s is approximately $1.3 trillion (as of late 2025). That means BTC would need to 10x in value to meet Saylor’s prediction. He believes this will happen through continued global adoption, technological integration, and Bitcoin’s fixed supply advantage.
Why Saylor Sees Bitcoin as Inevitable
According to Saylor, Bitcoin’s advantages over gold are clear:
- Scarcity: Only 21 million BTC will ever exist, while gold supply continues to grow slowly
- Portability: Bitcoin can be transferred instantly across borders
- Security & Transparency: On-chain, verifiable, and decentralized
These factors, combined with growing interest from governments, corporations, and institutional investors, support his thesis. He views Bitcoin as a 21st-century solution for storing value, especially in an increasingly digital and inflation-prone global economy.
2035: A Realistic Target or a Moonshot?
While skeptics argue Bitcoin remains too volatile and politically sensitive to challenge gold, Saylor’s conviction is rooted in long-term thinking. With the rise of spot Bitcoin ETFs, increasing adoption in developing economies, and corporations adding BTC to balance sheets, the trajectory is undeniably upward.
Reaching gold’s market cap by 2035 would require Bitcoin to achieve sustained growth, regulatory clarity, and mainstream integration—but Saylor believes the digital momentum is already unstoppable.
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