Michael Saylor

In this episode of CoinDesk Spotlight, Strategy Executive Chairman, Michael Saylor—the tech entrepreneur turned bitcoin evangelist—pulls back the curtain on his bold roadmap for bitcoin's global transformation. With the intensity of a tech visionary and the conviction of a true believer, Saylor dives into bitcoin's potential to evolve from a niche digital asset into a staggering $200 trillion network that could fundamentally reshape global finance. Drawing from a career marked by disruption and reinvention, Saylor shares raw, unvarnished insights into the moments that led him from corporate software executive to bitcoin's most vocal and influential champion. This content should not be construed or relied upon as investment advice. It is for entertainment and general information purposes.

24. März 2025

CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie discusses the wave of bitcoin miners adopting Michael Saylor's strategy of accumulating BTC from the open market. Plus, what that means for bitcoin as a long-term investment and digital commodity. This content should not be construed or relied upon as investment advice. It is for entertainment and general information purposes.

17. Sept. 2024

"CoinDesk Daily" host Helene Braun breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as President Joe Biden announced last Friday that he has signed a veto of a House Joint Resolution that would have repealed the SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin 121. Plus, MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor agrees to a $40 million settlement in his income tax case and Australia's first spot bitcoin ETF with direct BTC holdings is set to launch on Tuesday.

3. Juni 2024

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest crypto headlines today, including Matrixport anticipating the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to reject all applications to list a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) this month. MicroStrategy executive chairman Michael Saylor will sell $216 million worth of company shares. And, why the price of bitcoin (BTC) is slumping in the last 24 hours.

3. Jan. 2024

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest crypto headlines shaping the industry today, including what MicroStrategy's Executive Chairman Michael Saylor thinks about the highly-anticipated spot bitcoin ETFs. Representatives from BlackRock, Nasdaq, and the SEC met for the second time. And, a slurry of catalysts could catapult bitcoin to $160,000 next year.

22. Dez. 2023

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), a U.S. entity that details how companies should report assets on their balance sheet, published a standards update on Wednesday that will let corporations recognize "fair value" changes in crypto holdings. CoinDesk managing editor for global policy and regulation Nikhilesh De explains how Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy could benefit from the policy update.

14. Dez. 2023

Michael Saylor's bitcoin bet seems to be paying off, as the largest crypto by market cap is trading around $29,000. It's a stark change to when the bitcoin bubble had burst and questions circulated about how painful things might get for MicroStrategy, given that it had taken on debt to buy it.  "The Hash" panel discusses Saylor's digital asset investment strategy.

7. Aug. 2023

MicroStrategy, which was founded by crypto billionaire Michael Saylor, bought 12,333 bitcoin (BTC), for $347 million in cash, between April 29 and June 27, the company said on Wednesday. The firm now holds 152,333 bitcoin, worth over $4.6 billion at current prices with the most recent purchases. "The Hash" panel discusses the company's ongoing bitcoin bet.

28. Juni 2023

MicroStrategy's (MSTR) founder and Executive Chairman Michael Saylor said recent enforcement actions by U.S. regulators have made it clear that the crypto industry is destined to be rationalized down to a bitcoin-focused industry. In a recent interview with Bloomberg Saylor said "It's pretty clear that the regulators don't see a legitimate path forward for cryptocurrencies." The panel shares their reactions to the statement.

14. Juni 2023

MicroStrategy co-founder and crypto proponent Michael Saylor said his software company is interested in Bitcoin Ordinals and examining the potential of the protocol for application development, according to Decrypt. "The Hash" panel discusses Saylor's latest Bitcoin bet.

19. Mai 2023