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Bitcoin has already won as Digital Capital. The next wave is Digital Credit, Digital Money, Digital Yield, and Bitcoin-backed capital markets — products that can bring trillions of dollars of traditional credit and money market capital onto Bitcoin. My interview with Cointelegraph at BTC Prague. 00:57 — Bitcoin in...

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Michael Saylor

462,340 views • 26 days ago

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Michael Saylor

316,049 views • 4 days ago

Digital Credit. Digital Money. Digital Equity. Digital Treasury. My conversation with Matt Cole at BTC Prague on the future of capital markets, followed by Q&A on the nuances of Bitcoin-backed securities and corporate finance.
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265,552 views • 1 month ago

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Michael Saylor

334,549 views • 1 month ago

📹 WATCH: Michael Saylor delivers his keynote speech on Digital Credit at Strategy World 2026. He unpacks #Bitcoin as Digital Capital, explains how variable preferred equity (STRC) unlocks long-duration, tax-efficient yield with principal protection, and outlines a future where ETFs, tokens, and bank accounts are built on programmable Digital Credit. 0:00 – Making Money Digitally 1:00 – Bitcoin as Digital Capital 2:40 – Digital Credit & STRC 4:00 – Capital to Credit Breakthrough 5:26 – From Leverage to Variable Preferred 8:14 – Limits of Traditional Debt 11:30 – Equity Upside, Credit Safety 13:05 – Pricing BTC Risk 15:31 – STRF Through a 45% Drawdown 21:26 – Tax Yield & Treasury Strategy 27:51 – Programmable Digital Credit 37:47 – The Credit–Bitcoin Flywheel 44:12 – The $50T Opportunity
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567,518 views • 5 months ago

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Swan

13,564 views • 2 months ago

My latest thoughts on $BTC, $STRC, and $MSTR with 邦妮區塊鏈 Bonnie Blockchain and David Lin at Consensus 2026. 0:00 - Strategy’s Bitcoin sale controversy 0:36 - Why Strategy may sell Bitcoin 3:12 - “Never sell your Bitcoin” explained 4:40 - How Strategy buys more Bitcoin than it sells 6:33 - Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin accumulation philosophy 8:04 - Using Bitcoin liquidity and market arbitrage 11:14 - Responding to Ponzi scheme criticism 13:32 - STRC trading patterns and Bitcoin buying 15:05 - What really drives Bitcoin’s price 17:58 - Bitcoin, macro risks, and Fed policy 19:43 - Bitcoin as digital capital and digital credit 21:52 - Strategy’s dominance in preferred stock issuance 23:09 - AI, digital credit, and Bitcoin’s future 24:36 - Saylor’s childhood inspiration and MIT story
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Michael Saylor

418,053 views • 2 months ago

Last week on the Schwab Network, I had the opportunity to discuss Bitcoin, Strategy $MSTR, Digital Credit $STRC, and the Digital Transformation of Capital Markets with @Sam_Vadas.
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Last week on the Schwab Network, I had the opportunity to discuss Bitcoin, Strategy $MSTR, Digital Credit $STRC, and the Digital Transformation of Capital Markets with @Sam_Vadas.

Michael Saylor

292,464 views • 9 months ago

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Matt Cole

18,634 views • 1 month ago

I met with Alex Thorn at my home in Miami to discuss the year in digital assets, capital, and credit; the latest Bitcoin controversies; and how Strategy is digitally transforming capital markets and global banking through digital money.
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I met with Alex Thorn at my home in Miami to discuss the year in digital assets, capital, and credit; the latest Bitcoin controversies; and how Strategy is digitally transforming capital markets and global banking through digital money.

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345,197 views • 7 months ago

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A discussion between Bob Dewey, Phong Le, and me on why Bitcoin Treasury Companies exist, what the first real stress test for Digital Credit taught us, and the opportunity ahead for Bitcoin-backed financial innovation. TIMESTAMPS 0:04 - Why Bitcoin Treasury Companies Exist 7:22 - Financial Engineering Vs. Financial Innovation 14:24 - What Makes Bitcoin Treasury Companies Durable 18:42 - Does Bitcoin Need Treasury Companies? 22:20 - Addressing Bitcoin Treasury Company Criticism 26:46 - Growing Demand For Bitcoin-Backed Products 30:11 - What Has Surprised The CEOs Most 36:06 - The Evolution Of Digital Credit Products 45:10 - Lessons From The First Market Stress Test 53:10 - Bitcoin Market Depth And Liquidity 55:21 - Why Selling Bitcoin Is Not A Contradiction 1:03:37 - The Future Of Bitcoin Treasury Companies $MSTR $ASST $STRC $SATA $BTC

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102,688 views • 25 days ago

. Michael Saylor explains why Strategy's real business isn't Bitcoin - it's selling credit to people who want the upside without the bumpy ride "We're like a reserve bank. We have a reserve asset - Bitcoin. We will sell credit. We are stripping the performance and the risk off of the bitcoin." "Bitcoin's got 40 vol and it's got high performance. But most of the world wants zero vol. What they want is a bank account that pays them 10 or 11%." "For every dollar of equity capital of Bitcoin that we have - digital capital - you can create 10 to $0.20 of credit. We've sold about $10 billion of credit. We'll create $20 billion of digital credit over the next year, then grow that 30 to 50% a year."
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. Michael Saylor explains why Strategy's real business isn't Bitcoin - it's selling credit to people who want the upside without the bumpy ride "We're like a reserve bank. We have a reserve asset - Bitcoin. We will sell credit. We are stripping the performance and the risk off of the bitcoin." "Bitcoin's got 40 vol and it's got high performance. But most of the world wants zero vol. What they want is a bank account that pays them 10 or 11%." "For every dollar of equity capital of Bitcoin that we have - digital capital - you can create 10 to $0.20 of credit. We've sold about $10 billion of credit. We'll create $20 billion of digital credit over the next year, then grow that 30 to 50% a year."

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34,055 views • 1 month ago

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18,313 views • 26 days ago

🎥WATCH: "The Fiat System Has Terminal Cancer" - Digital Credit is the Answer | Ep 12 Strive CEO Matt Cole sits down with Brandon to explain why the fiat system is failing, digital credit is for everyone, and his belief in Bitcoin fundamentals has never been stronger. Chapters: 01:26 — The "mild" bear market read 08:47 — Double-digit Bitcoin-backed yields 16:25 — SATA vs. common equity 23:25 — Digital credit and the bear market 31:32 — The year-three track record 38:51 — The dollar's "terminal" diagnosis 44:26 — Self-custody, cold storage, and Bitcoin 51:55 — Hyperbitcoinization and Strive's endgame 57:02 — Growing the pie and Michael Saylor
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🎥WATCH: "The Fiat System Has Terminal Cancer" - Digital Credit is the Answer | Ep 12 Strive CEO Matt Cole sits down with Brandon to explain why the fiat system is failing, digital credit is for everyone, and his belief in Bitcoin fundamentals has never been stronger. Chapters: 01:26 — The "mild" bear market read 08:47 — Double-digit Bitcoin-backed yields 16:25 — SATA vs. common equity 23:25 — Digital credit and the bear market 31:32 — The year-three track record 38:51 — The dollar's "terminal" diagnosis 44:26 — Self-custody, cold storage, and Bitcoin 51:55 — Hyperbitcoinization and Strive's endgame 57:02 — Growing the pie and Michael Saylor

Bitcoin Magazine

20,713 views • 1 month ago

The Blueprint for a New Financial System Michael Saylor, founder and Executive Chairman of MicroStrategy, returns to explain how Bitcoin is transforming global capital markets and redefining the future of wealth creation. Drawing from his background in science and engineering, Saylor breaks down how Bitcoin’s architecture merges technology, economics, and mathematics to create the first truly engineered form of sound money — one that’s reshaping corporate finance, investment strategy, and even national policy. In this conversation, we explore why legacy finance is structurally unsustainable, how overcollateralized digital credit could replace sovereign debt, and why Bitcoin’s “refinery model” may ignite a new era of capital efficiency. Saylor details the evolution from digital gold to digital credit, how MicroStrategy’s innovations are setting the blueprint for Bitcoin-backed balance sheets, and why governments, banks, and investors will ultimately be forced to adopt Bitcoin as the foundation of a new global financial system. Timestamps: 0:00 – Why Bitcoin Is Inevitable 4:12 – How Technology Turned Energy Into Capital 8:27 – Why 99% of Companies Are Locked Out of Capital Markets 12:38 – The “Kerosene” Metaphor: Refining Bitcoin Into Yield Instruments 18:21 – Designing Digital Credit: How It Actually Works 32:55 – How Bitcoin Becomes the Base Layer for Digital Credit 48:12 – Rebuilding Legacy Finance on Bitcoin Infrastructure 56:09 – Turning USD Yield Into Bitcoin Yield 1:12:24 – Why Bitcoin’s Refinery Model Could Spark a New Industrial Revolution 1:24:10 – How Digital Credit Will Outperform Traditional Bonds 1:38:52 – Why Governments and Corporations Will Be Forced to Adopt Bitcoin 1:52:40 – Adapting to Change — Why Relevance Is Earned Daily Note: This interview was recorded with Mark Moss on September 30, 2025, before $STRC, $STRK, $STRD, and $STRF began trading on Robinhood.
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The Blueprint for a New Financial System Michael Saylor, founder and Executive Chairman of MicroStrategy, returns to explain how Bitcoin is transforming global capital markets and redefining the future of wealth creation. Drawing from his background in science and engineering, Saylor breaks down how Bitcoin’s architecture merges technology, economics, and mathematics to create the first truly engineered form of sound money — one that’s reshaping corporate finance, investment strategy, and even national policy. In this conversation, we explore why legacy finance is structurally unsustainable, how overcollateralized digital credit could replace sovereign debt, and why Bitcoin’s “refinery model” may ignite a new era of capital efficiency. Saylor details the evolution from digital gold to digital credit, how MicroStrategy’s innovations are setting the blueprint for Bitcoin-backed balance sheets, and why governments, banks, and investors will ultimately be forced to adopt Bitcoin as the foundation of a new global financial system. Timestamps: 0:00 – Why Bitcoin Is Inevitable 4:12 – How Technology Turned Energy Into Capital 8:27 – Why 99% of Companies Are Locked Out of Capital Markets 12:38 – The “Kerosene” Metaphor: Refining Bitcoin Into Yield Instruments 18:21 – Designing Digital Credit: How It Actually Works 32:55 – How Bitcoin Becomes the Base Layer for Digital Credit 48:12 – Rebuilding Legacy Finance on Bitcoin Infrastructure 56:09 – Turning USD Yield Into Bitcoin Yield 1:12:24 – Why Bitcoin’s Refinery Model Could Spark a New Industrial Revolution 1:24:10 – How Digital Credit Will Outperform Traditional Bonds 1:38:52 – Why Governments and Corporations Will Be Forced to Adopt Bitcoin 1:52:40 – Adapting to Change — Why Relevance Is Earned Daily Note: This interview was recorded with Mark Moss on September 30, 2025, before $STRC, $STRK, $STRD, and $STRF began trading on Robinhood.

Michael Saylor

470,075 views • 9 months ago

I joined Katie Greifeld and Romaine Bostick on Bloomberg today to discuss Strategy’s evolution into a Digital Capital platform, our $3B cash reserve, $STRC, balance sheet resilience, and our long-term commitment to Bitcoin. 01:17 - Strategy’s evolution from Bitcoin Treasury Company to full Digital Capital platform 01:25 - Over 840,000 BTC, $10.5B of $STRC, and Strategy’s responsibilities 01:45 - Why Strategy built a $3B cash reserve after listening to preferred shareholders 02:30 - The path for $STRC: build USD reserves, return $STRC to par, issue more $STRC, and buy $BTC 04:22 - $MSTR’s goal: outperform Bitcoin over time while managing volatility through bull and bear markets 05:41 - Balance sheet resilience and why debt risk is low 06:50 - Strategy’s long-term Bitcoin commitment: “We’re not going anywhere” 07:04 - Bitcoin is bigger than Strategy: 4% ownership, $30–40B of daily volume, and bitcoin sales that did not move the market 08:46 - Software, AI, Bitcoin, and the maturity of a 25-year public company operating inside digital finance
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I joined Katie Greifeld and Romaine Bostick on Bloomberg today to discuss Strategy’s evolution into a Digital Capital platform, our $3B cash reserve, $STRC, balance sheet resilience, and our long-term commitment to Bitcoin. 01:17 - Strategy’s evolution from Bitcoin Treasury Company to full Digital Capital platform 01:25 - Over 840,000 BTC, $10.5B of $STRC, and Strategy’s responsibilities 01:45 - Why Strategy built a $3B cash reserve after listening to preferred shareholders 02:30 - The path for $STRC: build USD reserves, return $STRC to par, issue more $STRC, and buy $BTC 04:22 - $MSTR’s goal: outperform Bitcoin over time while managing volatility through bull and bear markets 05:41 - Balance sheet resilience and why debt risk is low 06:50 - Strategy’s long-term Bitcoin commitment: “We’re not going anywhere” 07:04 - Bitcoin is bigger than Strategy: 4% ownership, $30–40B of daily volume, and bitcoin sales that did not move the market 08:46 - Software, AI, Bitcoin, and the maturity of a 25-year public company operating inside digital finance

Phong Le

484,991 views • 21 days ago

📺 The Bitcoin For Corporations Show Episode 25 now live — hosted by Pierre Rochard Spencer Nichols (Spencer Nichols) and Pierre break down Strategy’s latest earnings call and explain why its #Bitcoin-backed digital credit products may redefine corporate finance. 00:00 – Why Strategy’s Digital Credit Is the Real Product 05:00 – Bear-Market Stress Testing Without Margin Calls 10:00 – Bank Credit vs Non-Bank Credit Explained 15:00 – Bitcoin-Backed Lending and Institutional Demand 20:00 – STRC vs Bitcoin: Volatility and Yield 25:00 – Who These Products Are Actually For 30:00 – Ideology vs Adoption in Bitcoin Finance 35:00 – Strategy’s Plan to Increase Bitcoin Per Share 40:00 – Rates, Liquidity, and the AI Macro Backdrop 45:00 – Quantum Risk, Consensus, and “Don’t Panic” 50:00 – Security, Governance, and Bitcoin’s Upgrade Path 55:00 – What This Means for Bitcoin’s Financial Future 01:00:00 – Final Thoughts on Credit, Volatility, and Adoption
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📺 The Bitcoin For Corporations Show Episode 25 now live — hosted by Pierre Rochard Spencer Nichols (Spencer Nichols) and Pierre break down Strategy’s latest earnings call and explain why its #Bitcoin-backed digital credit products may redefine corporate finance. 00:00 – Why Strategy’s Digital Credit Is the Real Product 05:00 – Bear-Market Stress Testing Without Margin Calls 10:00 – Bank Credit vs Non-Bank Credit Explained 15:00 – Bitcoin-Backed Lending and Institutional Demand 20:00 – STRC vs Bitcoin: Volatility and Yield 25:00 – Who These Products Are Actually For 30:00 – Ideology vs Adoption in Bitcoin Finance 35:00 – Strategy’s Plan to Increase Bitcoin Per Share 40:00 – Rates, Liquidity, and the AI Macro Backdrop 45:00 – Quantum Risk, Consensus, and “Don’t Panic” 50:00 – Security, Governance, and Bitcoin’s Upgrade Path 55:00 – What This Means for Bitcoin’s Financial Future 01:00:00 – Final Thoughts on Credit, Volatility, and Adoption

Bitcoin For Corporations

17,702 views • 5 months ago

📺 The Bitcoin For Corporations Show Episode 18 now live — hosted by Pierre Rochard Pierre Rochard hosts Khing Oei, CEO of Treasury, to discuss how Bitcoin is evolving from “digital gold” into the capital base layer of the global economy—and its impact on global credit markets. They explore how #Bitcoin treasuries, securitized products, and Europe’s regulation are driving institutional adoption. 00:00 – Intro: Bitcoin vs. Gold 00:55 – Going Public in Amsterdam 01:23 – From Goldman to Bitcoin 03:04 – Why Bitcoin Treasuries Exist 07:45 – Scaling the Model: Balance Sheet Engineering 14:12 – Bitcoin-Backed Credit & Perpetuals 21:38 – Equity vs. Debt on a Bitcoin Standard 28:04 – Yield Dynamics & Investor Appetite 34:52 – Building the Bitcoin Ecosystem 41:10 – Corporate Treasuries & Reflexive Demand 48:03 – From Strategy to Financial Products 54:45 – Europe’s Pension & Fixed Income Shift 1:02:00 – Regulatory Arbitrage in Europe 1:04:03 – Fiscal Health, Bonds & the Bitcoin Era
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📺 The Bitcoin For Corporations Show Episode 18 now live — hosted by Pierre Rochard Pierre Rochard hosts Khing Oei, CEO of Treasury, to discuss how Bitcoin is evolving from “digital gold” into the capital base layer of the global economy—and its impact on global credit markets. They explore how #Bitcoin treasuries, securitized products, and Europe’s regulation are driving institutional adoption. 00:00 – Intro: Bitcoin vs. Gold 00:55 – Going Public in Amsterdam 01:23 – From Goldman to Bitcoin 03:04 – Why Bitcoin Treasuries Exist 07:45 – Scaling the Model: Balance Sheet Engineering 14:12 – Bitcoin-Backed Credit & Perpetuals 21:38 – Equity vs. Debt on a Bitcoin Standard 28:04 – Yield Dynamics & Investor Appetite 34:52 – Building the Bitcoin Ecosystem 41:10 – Corporate Treasuries & Reflexive Demand 48:03 – From Strategy to Financial Products 54:45 – Europe’s Pension & Fixed Income Shift 1:02:00 – Regulatory Arbitrage in Europe 1:04:03 – Fiscal Health, Bonds & the Bitcoin Era

Bitcoin For Corporations

61,283 views • 9 months ago

I sat down with Strive CEO Matt Cole to discuss digital credit, $ASST, and $SATA. Matt Cole breaks down the mechanics, the dividend structures, what the risks are, Michael Saylor's decision to sell bitcoin, and why a thriving ecosystem of digital credit issuers is better for bitcoin long-term. YouTube: Apple: Spotify: TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:41 - What is digital credit & what problem does it solve? 5:17 - How the carry trade works 8:48 - Daily dividends & dividend structure 10:52 - Downside risk & balance sheet protection 16:18 - The strongest critique of digital credit 19:32 - Michael Saylor selling bitcoin 27:03 - Bitcoin price action vs. bullish headlines 31:32 - Where is digital credit taking capital from? 36:44 - Banks, Jamie Dimon & systemic risk 38:52 - Strive vs. Strategy 42:38 - Too much bitcoin held by public companies? 48:33 - Strive's mission & the road ahead
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I sat down with Strive CEO Matt Cole to discuss digital credit, $ASST, and $SATA. Matt Cole breaks down the mechanics, the dividend structures, what the risks are, Michael Saylor's decision to sell bitcoin, and why a thriving ecosystem of digital credit issuers is better for bitcoin long-term. YouTube: Apple: Spotify: TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:41 - What is digital credit & what problem does it solve? 5:17 - How the carry trade works 8:48 - Daily dividends & dividend structure 10:52 - Downside risk & balance sheet protection 16:18 - The strongest critique of digital credit 19:32 - Michael Saylor selling bitcoin 27:03 - Bitcoin price action vs. bullish headlines 31:32 - Where is digital credit taking capital from? 36:44 - Banks, Jamie Dimon & systemic risk 38:52 - Strive vs. Strategy 42:38 - Too much bitcoin held by public companies? 48:33 - Strive's mission & the road ahead

Anthony Pompliano 🌪

308,426 views • 2 months ago