CZ Says Bitcoin Could Overtake Gold Next Bull Run: The Price It Needs to Hit

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, widely known as CZ, said Bitcoin (BTC) could soon overtake gold in total value. He pegged the current gap at only about tenfold. That gap could close within the next market cycle, Zhao said, if nations keep treating Bitcoin as a reserve asset.

Why CZ Thinks Bitcoin Will Overtake Gold Speaking in a fireside chat at Bitcoin Asia, Zhao argued gold’s advantage isn’t the metal itself. It’s the mature custody, valuation, and reserve systems nations have already built around it.

CZ: Bitcoin May Flip Gold in the Next Bull RunIn a Bitcoin Asia fireside chat published by Bitcoin Magazine on Aug.

28, 2026, Binance founder CZ @cz_binance said that if Bitcoin gradually becomes a strategic reserve asset for countries, its ultimate importance will likely… pic.twitter.com/NrHaL3ovJR— Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) September 7, 2026 He said shifting a major economy’s reserves typically takes years.