Bitcoin Flipping Google: The Ultimate Crypto Comeback Story
Silicon Valley giants never saw this coming. Bitcoin—the decentralized rebel—just bulldozed past Google in market cap, and the irony is thicker than a Wall Street steak.
How a cypherpunk experiment outmaneuvered Big Tech
The algorithm flipped. While Google tweaks ad revenue models, Bitcoin operates on a different paradigm: unstoppable code, finite supply, and a global army of hodlers. No board meetings. No pivot-to-video desperation. Just 21 million coins and a proof-of-work ethos that laughs at 'Don't Be Evil' corporate mantras.
The finance old guard's nightmare scenario
Goldman Sachs analysts are scrambling to update PowerPoints that once dismissed crypto as 'rat poison.' Meanwhile, Bitcoin's market cap surge proves decentralized networks can outvalue data monopolies—and do it without harvesting your search history.
Poetic justice? More like a hostile takeover by math. The same institutions that mocked 'magic internet money' now face an asset class that cuts out intermediaries like a hot knife through bureaucratic butter. (Bonus jab: Your bank's 'blockchain task force' still can't figure out self-custody.)
Bitcoin’s Ascendance Over Tech Giants
It’s been a great year for Bitcoin, and the wider crypto community is reveling in its success. It’s also keeping traditional tech on high alert.
This Friday, Bitcoin’s market capitalization reached $2.13 trillion, exceeding Alphabet’s by $30 billion. Though the difference is minimal, its significance is monumental, especially considering that this wasn’t the first time Bitcoin surpassed Alphabet.
So far this year, bitcoin has achieved a similar feat twice before, once in April and again in May, taking Alphabet’s place as the fifth-largest global asset and closely trailing behind Amazon.
Meanwhile, crypto equities are also rejoicing in a rally of their own.
Crypto Equities Rally Amid Legislative Wins
The stocks of companies heavily involved in the blockchain sector have seen a recent surge in performance. Coinbase’s shares ROSE 53% year-to-date, reaching a high point of $379.
Other cryptocurrency-related stocks, including those of the Bitcoin treasury holding company Strategy, also rose as Bitcoin’s price climbed to $106,000. Mining firms like Riot and Mara additionally experienced gains.
This strong rally was also fueled by other notable events, such as the US Senate’s recent approval of the GENIUS Act. The passage marked an important legislative shift towards pro-crypto policies in an industry that previously faced a hostile environment.
According to Sigel, the increase in crypto stock values points to a clear and significant change in Bitcoin’s reputation, solidifying its status as a viable investment.
“Crypto equities are rallying because Wall Street finally gets it: the picks-and-shovels of the onchain economy are no longer science experiments. They’re tollbooths on a new financial superhighway,” he told BeInCrypto.
For him, these events signify Bitcoin’s growing prominence while simultaneously revealing the diminishing strength of its long-standing competitors.
A Poetic Justice for Bitcoin
The news of Bitcoin’s market capitalization reminded Sigel of a newsletter he wrote eight years ago when he worked as a portfolio strategist at another investment bank. It was titled “Google is Evil.”
The issue’s central theme strongly critiqued major tech companies’ immense market power and societal influence.
Sigel argued that giants like Google and Facebook functioned as harmful monopolies that negatively impacted society. He particularly condemned Google’s “rentier behavior,” asserting it used its dominant position to control cultural narratives and undermine democratic principles.
He ended the newsletter by disclosing that he had made his first Bitcoin purchase, albeit through a trust. He paid a $306 entry price.
Bitcoin’s underlying infrastructure and decentralized nature remain key benefits that Sigel defends to this day. For him, Bitcoin’s repeated surpassing of Google reflects that the technology is finally receiving the recognition it deserves.
“As for Bitcoin flipping Google, what poetic justice. One sells your data, the other sells you freedom. In a world drowning in surveillance and debt, investors are opting for scarcity and autonomy,” he said.
If Sigel’s Bitcoin bets prove as accurate as those he made in his 2017 newsletter, then Bitcoin holders stand to benefit significantly.
