Elon Musk on the status of a quadrillionaire: factories on the Moon and Mars as a necessity
Elon Musk believes that the status of a quadrillionaire is not science fiction, but a fully achievable goal. However, in his opinion, accumulating a fortune of $1 quadrillion will require more than just earthly assets: production capabilities on the Moon and Mars are necessary.
Recently, social media calculated that Musk is short by approximately $998.9 trillion to reach the coveted quadrillion dollars. Instead of refuting this figure, the billionaire not only agreed with it but also emphasized that such sums cannot be accumulated while staying within the confines of a single planet. According to his logic, the upper limit of wealth creation on Earth has already been reached.
The Future of Money: Mass and Energy Instead of Dollars
In his response, Musk touched on a deeper question: what will currency even look like in the future? He suggested that by the time humanity begins to colonize other planets, familiar dollars will have lost their relevance. "By then, I think dollars won't be the currency anymore. Only mass and energy," the entrepreneur stated.
This statement is particularly interesting in the context of SpaceX's rapid growth. The company held a record IPO with a valuation of $2 trillion on the Nasdaq and briefly entered the top six most valuable companies in the U.S. Musk previously predicted that by 2030, SpaceX's revenue could reach $1 trillion, although in 2025 the company expects to earn $18.7 billion.
Musk's Volcanic Lair and Martian Ambitions
The same logic is evident in all of Musk's projects. Under his contract with SpaceX, he will receive 200 million shares with enhanced voting rights if a permanent colony of at least one million people is established on Mars. SpaceX has already formed the first crew for a flight around Mars, which includes a crypto billionaire.
Musk did not miss the opportunity to joke that he would finally get that "volcanic lair" he has often smilingly mentioned publicly. Presenting the boldest ideas through references to science fiction is his signature style.
Key facts about SpaceX's stock market debut clearly show how much Musk has changed perceptions of the value of private companies. The talk of a quadrillion is a logical extension of this idea. The limit of personal and corporate wealth is now set not by the market, but by how far humanity advances in colonizing other planets.
Expert opinion from Cryptalist: Musk's idea of a currency based on mass and energy echoes concepts of decentralized resource networks. If humanity truly ventures beyond Earth, traditional fiat systems will collapse, giving way to tokenized assets backed by real resources. This could become the next evolutionary step for the crypto economy.