Renowned financial author Robert Kiyosaki has issued a stark warning of an accelerating global financial crash, while simultaneously positioning Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold, and silver as primary assets to benefit from the subsequent turmoil. In a series of posts on X, Kiyosaki outlined his investment strategy, drawing parallels to Warren Buffett's approach of holding massive cash reserves to "keep powder dry" for buying discounted assets after a downturn.
Kiyosaki emphasized that "cash is not trash in a crash," highlighting liquidity as a key defensive strategy to acquire valuable assets once panic selling drives prices down. He pointed to signs of the accelerating crash, including panicked private credit funds with investor withdrawals and major financial institutions in trouble, citing analyst Jim Rickards' declaration of a "New Depression" in the US.
Personally, Kiyosaki revealed he is accumulating oil, silver, gold, Bitcoin (BTC), and Ethereum (ETH) to "get richer" during the distress. He recently purchased a whole Bitcoin for approximately $67,000 during a late-February market dip. His thesis is that a widespread financial collapse will erode confidence in traditional systems, redirecting capital towards alternative stores of value like Bitcoin and precious metals.
However, Kiyosaki's statements have sparked online debate regarding consistency in his Bitcoin purchase history. Critics have noted conflicting claims, with Kiyosaki previously stating he stopped buying BTC at around $6,000, while also documenting purchases in 2025 and early 2026 at significantly higher prices. Despite the controversy, he maintains that investors prepared with liquidity and these alternative assets will benefit when markets eventually recover.
