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Jul 2025
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Real Estate Magnate Elías Sacal: Bitcoin...

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About this episode

In this episode of Bitcoin for Corporations, Pierre Rochard is joined by Elías Sacal, CEO of Murano Global Investments (NASDAQ: MRNO), to explore how Bitcoin is disrupting the traditional real estate investment model. They discuss the global shift from debt-based property financing to Bitcoin-backed corporate treasuries, the diminishing store-of-value premium in real estate, and how holding Bitcoin can unlock new capital strategies for developers.


Elías also shares how Murano is approaching bitcoin adoption, from both a capital raising and operational standpoint, and what this means for the future of capital allocation in Latin America and beyond.


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Chapters:

00:00 – Introduction

01:00 – Weekly Bitcoin treasury news & BFC member updates

02:00 – Introducing Elias Sacal of Grupo Murano06:00 – Elias' real estate background and path to Bitcoin

09:00 – How Bitcoin unlocks financing for real estate

12:00 – Collateral dynamics: depreciation vs. appreciation

15:00 – Bitcoin vs credit cards and FX costs in property

16:30 – Saylor’s approach to perpetual capital and leverage

23:00 – Real estate’s monetization and the pivot to Bitcoin

28:00 – Why Bitcoin investment could lead to lower rents

29:20 – Explaining sale-leaseback in real estate + BTC context

33:00 – Comparing trophy assets and Bitcoin

36:00 – Internal communication and long-term BTC vision

37:30 – Bitcoin adoption across Latin America

39:00 – Bitcoin ATMs, LATAM usage, and final thoughts


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