Aug 28, 04:30 PM

At Bitcoin Asia 2025, Balaji Srinivasan Predicts Bitcoin Will Replace Real Estate as Primary Store of Value Amid 14x Growth Since 2019

At Bitcoin Asia 2025, former Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan outlined his perspective on the future economic landscape, emphasizing that Bitcoin will become the primary store of value, supplanting real estate. Srinivasan stated that as Bitcoin gains prominence, real estate will decline in real terms, with houses and apartments transitioning to purely utilitarian uses rather than investment assets. He highlighted a shift in investment focus from physical property to digital assets, noting that Bitcoin's share of global real estate value has grown from 0.04% in 2019 to 0.6%, representing a 14-fold increase over six years. Additionally, former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin endorsed a proposal to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve, signaling growing institutional support for Bitcoin as a new world reserve asset. Srinivasan also discussed the importance of geographic location over asset allocation in the coming decades and addressed potential threats that could arise as Bitcoin becomes more dominant.