The Chief Investment Officer of the crypto asset management firm Bitwise, Matt Hougan, stated that Bitcoin could reach ( million if it captures a significant share of the global store-of-value market). Currently, gold, government bonds, and real estate hold shares in this market. According to Hougan, the current store-of-value market, where investors put their money to hedge against inflation and economic shocks, is valued at $1 trillion. Gold dominates with a volume of ( trillion. Bitcoin's share is currently approximately 4-5%, about $1.4 trillion) at a price of $40 000. Bitwise's top manager noted that in 2004, when gold ETFs$38 appeared, the market capitalization was about $2.5 trillion. Since then, it has grown an average of 12.5% per year. If this trend continues until 2035, the total volume of similar assets should increase significantly. In this case, Bitcoin would need to occupy 15% of it to reach ( million, Hougan is confident. According to the investment director, this is a fairly conservative forecast, since a 30% share could bring the market capitalization of the first cryptocurrency close to ) million. Hougan's forecast is based on a scenario where Bitcoin could deliver nearly 20-fold returns over ten years. The analyst urged not to expect rapid growth of Bitcoin over short periods. The investment director of Bitwise acknowledged that in the short term, other decentralized finance projects$70 (DeFi)( are capable of generating higher returns. However, the main advantage of Bitcoin lies precisely in its long-term growth potential, the top executive believes.