“The people thinking about the intersection of bitcoin and real estate right now are visionaries. Leon is one of them. He’s not just writing about this shift, he’s applying it to his own business. Digital Real Estate is required reading for anyone who owns property and hasn’t yet considered how bitcoin is set to disrupt the real estate market.”

—Marty Bent, Founder of TFTC and Managing Partner at Ten31

“Previous generations bought homes to live in. We buy them to preserve wealth. This eye opening book explains the mechanics of real estate’s upcoming reversion to fundamentals—and how to position yourself.”

—Seb Bunney, Author of The Hidden Cost of Money and Bitcoin educator

“Leon Wankum knows real estate not as a chart, but as a business; and Bitcoin not as a meme, but as money. That is why Digital Real Estate avoids the usual false choice. Bitcoin does not abolish property. It relieves property of a monetary burden it was never meant to carry, and forces builders and investors to rediscover utility, discipline, and time. Highly recommended.”

—Rahim Taghizadegan, Austrian economist and founder of scholarium

“Leon connects the dots most people miss: your rent keeps going up not because your landlord is greedy, but because the money is broken. Digital Real Estate is the clearest framework I’ve seen for understanding how Bitcoin and real estate actually complement each other, and why separating money from shelter might be the most important economic shift of our lifetime.”

—Bram Kanstein, host of the Bitcoin for Millennials podcast

“As any seasoned investor will attest, it is impossible to understand modern real estate without a good grasp of money and debt. Leon Wankum is your expert guide to both, and he has authored this timely work just as the tectonic plates of global markets are beginning to shift.

Like the work of the best economists, this no-fluff textbook cuts right to the heart of the issues. It gives the reader a practical guide to understanding how real estate is bound to change as the nature of money shifts from a dollar-based fiat standard to, increasingly, an international Bitcoin standard. Dense with important concepts and light on jargon, Digital Real Estate is a book I recommend to anyone serious about 21st-century real estate investing.”

—Tuur Demeester, bitcoin analyst

“Bitcoin is the ultimate asset—digital money without counterparty risk. It allows you to store value across time without relying on a bank, a tenant, a government, or any intermediary. Leon Wankum leverages his real-world experience as a real estate developer to explain why real estate absorbed so much monetary premium—and why bitcoin is taking over that role. If you want to understand the shift to digital real estate as it unfolds, this is the book.”

—Uncle Rockstar Developer, Open-source Bitcoin Core developer and privacy advocate

“For decades, real estate has silently functioned as the world’s savings account due to decades of unrestrained monetary debasement. Leon Wankum makes the case that bitcoin changes that equation permanently, and shows exactly how real estate operators should respond. This is the clearest framework I’ve seen to understand what happens to physical property as a harder, digital money emerges.”

—Joe Consorti, Bitcoin and macro analyst
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About the author

Leon Wankum was one of the first financial economics students (MSc) to write a thesis on bitcoin in 2015. After graduating, he joined his family business, oneVest, which specializes in real estate investing, real estate development, and venture capital. From 2016 to 2020, he worked at RED baufeld GmbH, a real estate construction company, where he oversaw the construction of commercial and residential projects. His career led him to specialize in developing strategies that integrate bitcoin into real estate development, investment, and capital allocation. Leon began writing publicly about Bitcoin in 2020 and has been a longtime contributor to Bitcoin Magazine. Digital Real Estate is the culmination of more than a decade of experience in Bitcoin, real estate, investing, and finance, as well as his dedication to helping businesses and individuals leverage bitcoin’s potential.

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