Five Years Ago, 31 Bitcoin Bought A House—Here’s How Many You Need Today
Posted On April 15, 2025
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) advocates have often pitched it as a form of protection against inflation and currency devaluation.
The housing market is one sector where this widely touted narrative has some reality, with every dollar buying fewer homes each year while every unit of Bitcoin boosts the holder’s purchasing power.
What happened: According to the National Association of Realtors, the median home price in the U.S. for existing homes, a key indicator of the U.S. housing market’s strength, was $398,400 as of February 2025, marking a 3.8% increase year-over-year and the 20th consecutive month of year-over-year gains.
When compared to prices five years ago, the growth rate accelerates even further. In February 2020, the median …
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