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Get your coffee ready—big movements are happening on the shores of the United States. From luxury homes in Miami to billionaires changing their domicile, wealth is changing hands, along with new patterns in the world of finance, real estate, and crypto assets.
Crypto News Today: Florida Emerges as a Tax Haven for Tech Wealth and Crypto Assets
Tech and crypto elites in California are increasingly eyeing Florida as a tax-friendly alternative. Grant Cardone's latest X (Twitter) post offering a luxury home in Miami for 700 BTC, spanning 10,000 square feet with 7 bedrooms, highlights the growing intersection between Bitcoin wealth and high-end real estate.
This listing coincides with a surge in high-net-worth individuals moving from California. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are the latest California billionaires to relocate to South Florida.
It is reported that they are buying a new luxury home by the beach in the Indian Creek area of Miami. According to reports, this gated community is also home to other notable figures such as Jeff Bezos, Tom Brady, and Jared Kushner/Ivanka Trump.
The home seller is reportedly a limited liability company connected to Jersey Mike’s Subs founder, Peter Cancro. Although the transaction has not been officially confirmed as complete, WSJ, citing neighbor comments, estimates that Zuckerberg plans to occupy the house in April 2026.
The Tax Impact in California
This move comes amid California's billionaire tax proposal that has sparked concerns among the state's wealthiest residents.
According to Chamath Palihapitiya, a Canadian-American VC and SPAC pioneer, the total taxable wealth of billionaires in California has fallen from over US$2 trillion to below US$1 trillion after several key figures announced their departures.
Palihapitiya criticized how the state is handling this tax proposal, asserting that the middle class will bear the fiscal burden left by relocating billionaires.
"They all used to pay state income tax of over 13% every year without ever complaining until a few weeks ago," said Palihapitiya.
In such situations, experts refer to the billionaire tax initiatives as "an extraordinarily devastating boomerang with impacts on the local economy and corporate headquarters."
Brian Sullivan from CNBC noted that many companies typically follow their CEOs, suggesting that Meta employees could also move to Florida and enjoy lower state income taxes.
Local real estate agents report a surge in demand for ultra-luxury homes. According to Danny Hertzberg, a Miami agent from Coldwell Banker Realty, interest in the high-end market in South Florida has been increasing since the announcement of California's billionaire tax.
"The 5% tax in California is really driving people away en masse," WSJ reported, quoting Hertzberg.
The Role of Crypto Assets in Wealth Mobility
Beyond the real estate world, this situation also reflects broader trends in wealth mobility and decentralized assets. Balaji Srinivasan, former CTO of Coinbase, has warned that California's billionaire tax could disrupt incentives for venture capital, potentially shrinking Silicon Valley "from one to zero" in the next decade.
He views crypto networks and internet-based protocols as alternatives that are resilient to political pressures, capable of operating globally, and adaptable to structural risks in ways that traditional technology and finance cannot.
Srinivasan likens the current situation to a mass extinction event, where the fragile centralized dominance of Silicon Valley contrasts sharply with the strong position of decentralized networks like Bitcoin, which are better equipped to endure changing political and economic dynamics.
"...the goal of the California wealth seizure referendum is indeed to rob or alienate everyone in the tech field... The Democratic Party's aim is to drive technology out of California, just as they did with Republicans... crypto was indeed built to withstand wealth seizures, but Silicon Valley technology clearly was not... As a US-born citizen, [Zuckerberg] does not face the limitations that Thiel and Elon do," Srinivasan stated.
As Florida attracts wealth from technology and crypto, Grant Cardone's luxury home priced at 700 BTC becomes a representation of a broader trend. High-net-worth individuals are increasingly leveraging digital assets and favorable tax jurisdictions to preserve wealth, while the California billionaire tax debate continues to echo across the United States.
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