Michael Saylor Predicts Bitcoin Will Overtake Gold’s Market Cap by 2035

Paul Adedoyin
3 hours ago Updated 25 seconds ago
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Highlights

  • Michael Saylor predicts that Bitcoin will surpass gold in 2035 due to increasing scarcity which increases long-term value.
  • The comparison between Bitcoin and tokenized gold is the topic of a high-stakes debate at Binance between CZ and Schiff.
  • The growing popularity of the crypto industry demonstrates the increasing interest in the Bitcoin versus gold debate.

Michael Saylor says Bitcoin will surpass gold’s market cap by 2035. Saylor said he has “no doubt” that Bitcoin will become a larger asset class than gold within the next decade.

Michael Saylor’s “0.99 Year” and Bitcoin’s Scarcity Milestone

The Strategy executive chairman shared the projection during a Yahoo Finance interview where he described Bitcoin as the centerpiece of a “digital gold rush.” His confidence centers on supply, adoption, and the network’s increasing global relevance.

Michael Saylor explained that 2035 marks a key moment for Bitcoin because miners will have produced 99% of the total supply by that time. He called the year “the 0.99 year,” highlighting how little new Bitcoin will enter the market after that point.

He added that the last 1% of Bitcoin will be released over the next hundred years. For him, this extreme scarcity strengthens Bitcoin’s long-term value. Saylor also noted that current market behavior shows rising acceptance of Bitcoin as digital gold.

Binance founder recently shared the same insight as Saylor. CZ predicted that Bitcoin will surpass gold in market cap but he didn’t specify a timeline of when this will happen.

While Michael Saylor did not go into broader market dynamics during the interview, his comments fit into arguments he has made repeatedly in past discussions. He has long described Bitcoin as a superior long-term store of value because of its fixed supply and digital design

CZ–Schiff Debate Brings New Heat to Bitcoin vs. Gold Rivalry

Meanwhile, momentum around the Bitcoin-versus-gold debate continues to rise across the industry. This growing rivalry has been made more popular by public exchanges between popular gold advocate Peter Schiff and CZ. Recently, Schiff challenged CZ for a direct Bitcoin-versus-gold debate.

That might likely explain the new update by Binance. The top crypto exchange has announced that its December 2025 Blockchain Week in Dubai will host a major debate between both personalities.

The event will focus on Bitcoin versus tokenized gold and explore which asset offers a better future. Binance said the debate is “the showdown investors have been waiting for,” drawing strong reactions across the crypto community.

Schiff remains one of the most vocal critics of Bitcoin and continues to promote gold as the superior store of value. CZ has long argued the opposite, saying Bitcoin’s digital architecture surpasses gold in every meaningful way.

The debate adds new spotlight to Saylor’s claim that Bitcoin will overtake gold by 2035. Many investors see the discussion as a sign of how mainstream the competition between both assets has become.

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Paul Adedoyin is a crypto journalist with 4+ years experience who provides timely news, in-depth research, and insightful content to inform and empower his audience. His works have been featured on sites such as CryptoMode, CryptoNewsFlash among others. He holds a degree in Geophysics from OAU, Nigeria. When he's not writing, he loves watching soccer and reading educative journals. He can be reached via [email protected]
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