According to German analysts, Bitcoin is set to become a “pillar of financial security,” increasingly resembling gold.
An analysis published by Deutsche Bank suggests that Bitcoin may soon be included in the official reserves of international monetary institutions.
Analysts Marion Laboure and Camilla Siazon from the German bank outlined a scenario in which Bitcoin could stand alongside traditional assets such as gold in the portfolios of global monetary authorities as early as the end of this decade.
In the research paper released on October 7, Deutsche Bank experts highlighted how Bitcoin is undergoing a phase of maturation that makes it increasingly attractive for top-tier institutional use.
Three key factors support this thesis: the gradual decline in price volatility, increasing market liquidity, and the asset’s limited and predetermined supply.
“A strategic allocation to Bitcoin could emerge as a modern pillar of financial security, replicating the role gold played throughout the twentieth century,” Laboure and Siazon wrote in their report.
Corporations pave the way
Companies like Strategy, led by Michael Saylor, have integrated Bitcoin as a core component of their treasury strategy, effectively turning it into a digital reserve asset. According to Laboure and Siazon, this growing trend toward “Bitcoin treasuries” is helping normalize the asset in the eyes of institutional players.
Monetary authorities, especially in emerging markets, have progressively increased their gold allocations in recent years as protection against geopolitical risks and the weakening of the US dollar. Deutsche Bank argues that the same diversification logic could apply to Bitcoin as the market matures and institutional confidence grows.
For the two analysts, with falling volatility, rising liquidity, and expanding institutional adoption, Bitcoin could mirror gold’s historical path and establish itself as a legitimate component of global monetary reserves over the next decade.
