Saylor Urges Microsoft to Buy Bitcoin

MicroStrategy co-founder Michael Saylor has urged Microsoft to “do the right thing for the world” by adopting Bitcoin. Saylor made the comments in a meeting with Microsoft's board of directors and CEO Satya Nadella.

In a three-minute presentation posted on X, Saylor stated that there was no better asset for Microsoft to own than Bitcoin, arguing that the company is better off buying and holding Bitcoin than buying back its own stock or holding any other bond.

“Microsoft can’t afford to miss the next technology wave, and Bitcoin is that wave. Bitcoin represents the greatest digital transformation of the 21st century. It represents digital capital,” Saylor said in his presentation.

Digital Capital over Physical Capital

According to Saylor, digital capital is economically and technically superior to physical capital and offers a new approach to capital preservation.

Saylor argues that Bitcoin, a form of digital capital, is a fast-growing asset class backed by digital, economic, and physical power. So, it “makes sense” for Microsoft to be powered by digital capital.

Furthermore, Saylor says owning Bitcoin makes sense economically since it is outperforming other assets, including Microsoft stock and even real estate and gold. He predicts Microsoft can boost its stock price to $584 per share and increase shareholder value to $4.9 trillion by 2034 if it adopts Bitcoin.

MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin Success

MicroStrategy has achieved massive success since adopting a Bitcoin reserve in 2020. The company holds 386,700 BTC, or around $36 billion at current BTC prices.

Should Microsoft adopt a Bitcoin reserve strategy, it will join a growing list of corporate Bitcoin holders, including Mara Holdings and Tesla.