Analysts say 0.01 Bitcoin could represent the lasting share of global wealth.
If BTC becomes a global standard, today's $1,195 investment is worth $476K.
The limited supply of Bitcoin offers what he calls the biggest asymmetric opportunity in history.
Can a small slice of Bitcoin share the wealth of the world with you forever?
Cole Walmsley, a Crypto analyst and author of “Bitcoin Papers,” says yes.
In a widely shared tweet, Walmsley calls Bitcoin “the biggest asymmetric opportunity in human history,” claiming that even 0.01 BTC, worth around $1,195 today, is sufficient to secure long-term interests in a world shifting towards Bitcoin standards.
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Walmsley explains what he calls “financial idiosyncraticity” coming. This is a future where everything from goods and services to land and technology is priced in Bitcoin.
He says a fixed supply of 21 million in Bitcoin means that owning any amount today is locked into a permanent share of global value.
“If you own 0.01 BTC, you own 1/2,100,000,000 of everything that exists,” he writes. “Not only today, but forever.”
0.01 If owned by BTC, it owns 1/2,100,000,000 of all BTCs and all 1/2,100,000,000 of all that exist.
The craziest part is that it's not just everything that exists today, but 1/2,100,000,000 of everything that exists forever.
– Cole Walmsley (@cole_walmsley) July 16, 2025
This is the mathematics behind the claim
Walmsley points out that the total global value is one times the estimated $1. If all of that is ultimately priced at BTC, then the 0.01 BTC shares equals about $476,190.
This is a potential benefit about 400 times more than today's prices. And it is based on existing global wealth and does not include future growth!
So why is it “asymmetric”?
The heart of Walmsley's argument is simple. Bitcoin has limited downsides and unlimited benefits. Your potential loss is the money you invest. Your potential benefits? He argues that if Bitcoin becomes the base layer of global money, it could be infinite.
“When you use Bitcoin, your downside is the money you put in it. Your advantages are endless,” he says.
Walmsley urges people to at least buy “small” bitcoin in case it works. You may have nothing to lose and you may have everything you gain.
