Grant Cardone: Bitcoin–Real Estate Hybrid Strategy May Outperform Traditional REITs

According to CoinDesk, real estate investor Grant Cardone announced at Consensus Miami 2026 that he has added $100 million worth of Bitcoin to a $235 million real estate transaction, bringing Cardone Capital’s total Bitcoin holdings to approximately $200 million. Cardone defines this strategy as a “real estate + Bitcoin” hybrid investment structure—combining income-generating real estate assets and Bitcoin within a single LLC. The structure is projected to deliver a blended return of 22% to 32%, and he believes it can compete directly with traditional real estate investment trusts (REITs). He noted that traditional REITs are structurally unable to include Bitcoin on their balance sheets, and that 80% of his fund’s investors had previously held no Bitcoin—making this strategy one pathway to onboard new cryptocurrency users into the market.