Michael Saylor urges Microsoft to adopt Bitcoin, says it represents digital capital

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Michael Saylor said Bitcoin represents the “greatest digital transformation of the 21st century”
Saylor believes it “makes sense” for Microsoft to buy and hold Bitcoin rather than buy stock back or hold bonds
Over the past five years, Saylor said that Microsoft has surrendered hundreds of billions of dollars of capital

Michael Saylor has told Microsoft that Bitcoin is the best asset a company should own, claiming it represents the “greatest digital transformation of the 21st century.”

Taking to X , Saylor, CEO of MicroStrategy , posted a three-minute video tagging Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s chair and CEO, and its board of directors. In the video, Saylor said:

“Microsoft can’t afford to miss the next technology wave, and Bitcoin is the next wave. Bitcoin represents the greatest digital transformation of the 21st century; it represents digital capital.”

Talking about long-term capital, Saylor noted that risk – including general taxes, politics, recession, regulation, war, and the weather – is destroying over $10 trillion in capital each year.

Because of this, investors are turning their attention to digital capital, such as Bitcoin, to avoid these risks. In Saylor’s view, “it makes sense” for Microsoft to buy and hold Bitcoin rather than buy back stock or hold bonds.

“If you’re going to outperform, you’re going to need Bitcoin,” Saylor said. “You’ve surrendered hundreds of billions of dollars of capital over the past five years, and you’ve just amplified the risks that your own shareholders face. If you want to escape that vicious cycle, you’re going to need an asset without counterparty risk.”

In Saylor’s opinion, that lies with Bitcoin.

MicroStrategy is fully behind Bitcoin

Since August 2020, MicroStrategy has been buying Bitcoin . Since then, the company now holds 402,100 Bitcoin, valued at more than $38.4 billion, according to MSTR-Tracker .

Earlier this month, MicroStrategy purchased an extra 51,780 Bitcoin , valued at $4.6 billion. In a post on X yesterday, Saylor posted that the company had bought an extra 15,400 Bitcoin at $95,976 per Bitcoin.

MicroStrategy has acquired 15,400 BTC for ~$1.5 billion at ~$95,976 per #bitcoin and has achieved BTC Yield of 38.7% QTD and 63.3% YTD. As of 12/2/2024, we hodl 402,100 $BTC acquired for ~$23.4 billion at ~$58,263 per bitcoin. $MSTR https://t.co/K3TK4msGp0

— Michael Saylor⚡️ (@saylor) December 2, 2024

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