Gold has seen incredible growth over the year, especially in late 2025 after investors began a risk-off approach. Gold’s rise came while Bitcoin (BTC) was facing a price correction soon after climbing to an all-time high of $126,080. While both assets have seen their fair share of big returns, let’s discuss if BTC’s market cap can ever overtake that of the yellow metal.

Can Bitcoin Overtake Gold’s Market Cap?

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According to CompaniesMarketCap, gold currently has a market cap of about $31 trillion. Bitcoin (BTC), on the other hand, currently has a supply of about 20 million. BTC’s total supply is capped at 21 million, and the asset will hit this figure in the year 2140. Let’s consider that Bitcoin’s (BTC) supply stays at 20 million while hitting gold’s market cap. In this scenario, the price of each BTC will reach approximately $1.55 million. This would translate to a rally of about 1913% from current price levels.

Bitcoin’s (BTC) breaching the $1 million mark has long been spoken about. Several industry experts have predicted that BTC will eventually hit the seven-figure price level. VanEck’s Head of Digital Assets Research, Matthew Sigel, stated that Bitcoin (BTC) could hit $1 million in about half a decade. Bitwise Chief Investment Officer (CIO), Matt Hougan, says that BTC hitting $1 million is “too conservative.” He believes it could go far beyond that. In a podcast episode with Lex Friedman, Telegram founder Pavel Durov also said that Bitcoin (BTC) will eventually hit the $1 million mark. Other people who have predicted a seven-digit price for BTC include Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ), Strategy founder Michael Saylor, and ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood, among others.

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However, although Bitcoin (BTC) may eventually hit a market cap of $31 trillion, gold’s market cap may surge to even higher numbers by then. Both assets are expected to see incredible growth over the coming years. But, it is unlikely that BTC’s market cap will overtake that of gold’s.

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