Average US house prices fall 99% in a decade when priced in Bitcoin

Two new Coinbase ads recently hit U.S. screens, reviving crypto’s populist pitch at a time when inflation is stubborn, Bitcoin is soaring, and Americans are once again talking about “building.”

One spot reframes Bitcoin as “money from the future,” while another shows how a U.S. home’s price has dropped from 30,000 BTC to just 5 BTC in little over a decade. It’s part cinematic flourish, part economic critique, and thoroughly calibrated to the moment.

The ads: Gloss, message, and timing

The campaign trades celebrities for narration, pairing moody drone shots with punchy data-led storytelling.

In “Money From the Future,” the presenter opens with a sweeping vision of America’s industrial revival, fighter jets, robots, and construction sites, then asks: Who’s upgrading the most important tech of all, our money?

If you want to build the future, it starts with money from the future.

We’ve got something(s) you’re going to like.

This Thursday. June 12th.
Save the date. pic.twitter.com/tslUspMoO0

— Coinbase 🛡️ (@coinbase) June 9, 2025

“It’s crypto,” the narrator declares. “If you want to build the future, it starts with money from the future.”

The second spot, “Bitcoin House,” is even more direct: In 2012, a median U.S. home would cost you 30,000 BTC. A decade later: 20. Today? Just five. The message lands with a simple, provocative question: “If home prices keep falling in Bitcoin, why do they keep rising in dollars?”

Who’s got the “Price of Housing in Bitcoin” chart? pic.twitter.com/Hf4rckBy2M

— Coinbase 🛡️ (@coinbase) June 7, 2025

That line lands harder in May 2025 than it might have a year ago. CPI continues to tick up, and Bitcoin just crossed $100,000. The Federal Reserve’s monetary policy is back in the political spotlight. And Coinbase, notably, hasn’t shied away from targeting the Fed itself.

In response to its own tweet, Coinbase shared a link to a site comparing average US house prices with Bitcoin. The chart paints a stark picture with the two lines intersecting in a cross formation, showing house prices rising from $170,000 in 2015 to over $320,000 in 2025. Conversely, the Bitcoin price has fallen from over 500 BTC to less than 3 BTC.

Therefore, the cost of a ‘typical home’ in the US has fallen 99% since 2015 when priced in Bitcoin, while rising 94% in dollars.

Coinbase’s bigger bet

This campaign is part of a broader push by Coinbase to shape the public narrative around crypto. The exchange continues to lead a global lobbying drive, “Stand With Crypto,” to press lawmakers to pass clear regulatory rules for digital assets. The website now includes four geographic regions with tailored content for each: Canada, the United States, the UK, and Australia.

Those legislative debates are heating up. In Washington, the White House continues its Crypto Roundtable events and the president continues to invest in crypto through his private interests including the Official Trump memecoin and World Liberty Financial.

Coinbase’s ads arrive at the right time to remind viewers and policymakers that crypto isn’t going away. It’s becoming more legible, robust, and integrated with the economic realities Americans care about most.

If America is indeed “back to building,” Coinbase wants to ensure crypto is seen as the foundation, not a sideshow. These new ads recast Bitcoin not as a speculative asset, but as a monetary upgrade to match our AI-powered, jet-fueled, robot-rebooted future. It’s a bold bet on narrative – one timed perfectly for a new market cycle.

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