For Robert Kiyosaki, gold and Bitcoin have long shared the same role in his playbook: protection.
The "Rich Dad Poor Dad" author has spent years warning that fiat currencies, especially the U.S. dollar, steadily lose purchasing power over time.
As a frequent critic of central banks, debt-driven growth, and what he sees as systemic currency debasement, he argues hard assets are the escape hatch.
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Bitcoin becomes a long-term game
Kiyosaki began speaking publicly about Bitcoin around 2018, often placing it alongside gold and silver. His framing is consistent: these aren't trades or short-term bets, but long-term insurance.
Volatility, he argued, isn't the real risk. Currency debasement is.
That message resurfaced recently after a YouTube video Kiyosaki published on Jan. 25, 2025, began circulating again. In the clip, he revealed that he was selling silver to buy Bitcoin, a subtle but notable shift in emphasis.
Then came a more explicit statement. In a post on X on Feb. 9, Kiyosaki addressed a question he says he's asked constantly: gold or Bitcoin?
His answer surprised some long-time followers.
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While Kiyosaki reiterated that diversification still matters, and that he owns gold, Bitcoin and silver, he said that if forced to choose only one asset.
" Yet if I had to choose only one asset I would choose Bitcoin."
Kiyosaki's support for Bitcoin appears after a weeklong sell-off that rattled investors with the deepest conviction for crypto and related stocks. While at press time, Bitcoin was trading at $70,727.83, it is still far away from the highs it reached in October 2025.
Meanwhile, gold, which suffered last week's broader market crash, was back to trade over $5000 an ounce. At press time, price of gold was up by 2.21%.
The reasoning for Kiyosaki's Bitcoin conviction came down to supply.
Gold, Kiyosaki noted, is theoretically infinite. As prices rise, more miners, including himself, are incentivized to dig more out of the ground. Bitcoin, by contrast, is capped by design at 21 million coins.
No matter how high the price goes, no more can be created beyond that limit.
"That means….by design….no more Bitcoin can be added after 21 million are mined. Brilliant. That means the price of Bitcoin should only go up."
Kiyosaki added that while he is glad he bought his Bitcoin earlier, he continues to mine for gold and drill for oil.
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