Michael Saylor

Michael Saylor, Chairman and co-founder of MicroStrategy, is a Bitcoin advocate and visionary in the tech industry. He discusses the evolving relationship between the U.S. government and Bitcoin, along with Donald Trump’s recognition of cryptocurrency. Saylor shares insights on navigating tech monopolies and how childhood influences shaped his investment strategies. He also delves into the economic implications of Bitcoin, its potential as a remedy for currency collapse, and the transformative power it may hold for future financial systems.

Michael Saylor, the executive chairman of MicroStrategy, is a Bitcoin advocate known for predicting its rise. He argues that Bitcoin is the antidote to inflation and the key to generational wealth. He explains why 2024 will be pivotal for institutional adoption and outlines his vision of Bitcoin reaching $13 million per coin. Saylor discusses the erosion of cash's value due to inflation, the dynamics of capital flow towards Bitcoin, and the importance of educating the masses about its potential. This conversation blends economics, finance, and the future of currency.

Michael Saylor, CEO of MicroStrategy, is a prominent Bitcoin advocate and investor. In this discussion, he tackles misconceptions about Bitcoin's energy consumption and its role in economic systems. Saylor explains how the scarcity of money impacts goods and discusses the irrational urgency created by fiat systems. He argues that Bitcoin mining may actually solve environmental issues and enhance energy efficiency. Moreover, he portrays Bitcoin as a powerful ESG incentive, emphasizing its capability to stabilize the monetary landscape.

In this engaging discussion, Michael Saylor, executive chairman of MicroStrategy and a leading Bitcoin advocate, unpacks Bitcoin’s transformative potential beyond a simple currency. He highlights how inflation erodes wealth and predicts Bitcoin could soar to $13 million. Saylor addresses the threats posed by quantum computing and emphasizes Bitcoin's adaptability. He shares insights on its role in combating economic crises and the U.S.'s chance to lead a crypto renaissance. Additionally, he stresses the paradigm shift from gold to Bitcoin as the future of capital investment.

Michael Saylor joins me to discuss anthropology, energy, and technology from first principles as we build the intellectual foundation necessary to truly grasp the historic significance of Bitcoin.00:00:00 - Episode Trailer00:01:06 - Swan Bitcoin00:05:42 - Bitcoin like a cruise missile00:06:07 - Holding high ground behind a wall of encrypted energy00:06:27 - Crypto Bank is strongest, fastest, smartest financial entity in the world00:08:07 - Impact of 24/7 Operations ( 35 hours to 168 hours per week)Highest bandwidth of any asset. The Apex Asset.00:08:47 - Dangers of fighting the Cyber Swarm00:10:03 - Strength of the Highest Common Denominator00:10:32 - Virtues of Hodling & Benefits of Joining the Network00:12:27 - Inverting the asymmetry from fragility to vitality00:12:43 - Herd immunity00:13:08 - The Parable of the Lazy Lions00:13:46 - Destroying Crypto Networks by hobbling transaction fees00:14:47 - Dangers of Socialism in Competition for Capital & Products00:16:33 - Interest rates & thermodynamics00:17:43 - Insanity of negative interest00:19:23 - Bitcoin as auto-immune response to global crisis00:21:45 - Inevitable technology driven by toxic inflation00:22:47 - Impact of Pandemic Crisis & Acceleration00:23:36 - The Currency War00:25:01 - Bitcoin as a Store of Value00:25:36 - $250 Trillion in Bonds, Equity, Metals, Property00:26:03 - Challenges to Storing Value in Real Estate00:26:47 - Challenges to Storing Value in Bonds00:27:58 - Challenges to Storing Value in Equity00:30:25 - Bitcoin vs. EquityAnalogy to Plankton as the Base Layer of Ecosystem00:32:48 - Virtues of Simplicity00:34:48 - Proper mission of a company00:35:48 - Preserving energy for a century00:36:15 - Via Negativa & Ideal Design00:37:46 - Success without Transactions00:39:12 - Intelligence built into Google00:40:34 - Impact of a century on stores of value00:42:20 - Crypto POW is the ideal theoretical solution00:42:58 - Criticality of the Maximalists & Religious Conviction00:44:29 - Institutional Longevity00:45:46 - Keepers of the Flame – Altars & Chapels in Bitcoin00:46:53 - Strength of Gods in Fantasy Genre00:47:39 - Feeding the Fire of Crypto Network (Miners & Nodes)00:48:47 - Challenges of Novel Crypto Networks & Altcoins00:49:24 - Values of Maximalists00:50:53 - Crypto Networks – A path to immortalityBitcoin - “The pursuit of immortal life”00:51:11 - Projecting values thru time00:53:03 - Bitcoin as a Higher Truth00:53:58 - A religion for those that worship the laws of science & math00:54:09 - The moral & intellectual hazards of short time horizons00:55:47 - Virtues of taking the Long View00:56:48 - What is required to store value 100 years? 1000 years?00:57:21 - Economics as a Science00:58:03 - Importance of Isaac Newton00:58:19 - Robert's Outro01:31:27 - End--See My Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22Contribute Bitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7Stack sats: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22

In this engaging discussion, Michael Saylor, Executive Chairman of Strategy and a leading Bitcoin advocate, explores why corporations are increasingly adopting Bitcoin as a treasury strategy. He shares insights on the promise of Bitcoin for businesses amidst market chaos and how it can significantly enhance financial stability. Saylor explains innovative financial products, his predictions for Bitcoin’s price, and why the U.S. is warming to this asset. He also offers personal advice that could inspire life-changing financial decisions.

In this episode, Michael Saylor joins me to discuss the nature of energy, the history of human power projection, the source of anxiety in today's world, and the necessity for Bitcoin adoption in cyberspace.Michael Saylor is an American entrepreneur, executive, inventor, author, and philanthropist.// GUEST // Twitter: https://twitter.com/saylorWebsite: https://hope.com/Free Education: https://www.saylor.org/// SPONSORS // In Wolf's Clothing: https://wolfnyc.com/iCoin Hardware Wallet (use discount code BITCOIN23): https://www.icointechnology.com/Gold Investment Letter: https://www.goldinvestmentletter.com/CrowdHealth: https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/breedloveWasabi Wallet: https://wasabiwallet.io/Join Me At Bitcoin 2023 in Miami (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://b.tc/conference/Casa (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://keys.casa/Bitcoin Apparel (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://thebitcoinclothingcompany.com/ Feel Free Tonics (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://botanictonics.comCarnivore Bar (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://carnivorebar.com/// OUTLINE // 00:00:00 - Coming up 00:01:24 - Intro 00:02:57 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing 00:03:44 - Introducing Michael Saylor 00:04:14 - What is the Nature of Energy? 00:08:53 - The Universal Source of Life 00:09:44 - Energy in the World of Engineering 00:14:24 - How Humans have been Projecting Power Throughout History 00:21:32 - Bitcoin Mining is Digital Power 00:22:59 - How to Generate 200 Mega Watts of Power Continuously 00:25:45 - The Most Powerful are the Most Energy Efficient 00:29:52 - Channeling the Energy Prior to the Revolutionary War 00:32:24 - The Importance of Nutritional Energy 00:36:14 - The Low Energy Culture vs. the High Energy Culture 00:38:27 - Manufacturing as a Way to Channel the Energy 00:39:09 - The Concentration of Power in Banking 00:42:05 - Constructing Centralized Political Authority 00:46:02 - "You May Not Be Interested in War, but the War is Interested in You" 00:47:26 - The Conundrum of Decentralized Vs. Centralized Societies 00:49:47 - Maximize Your Profits with Gold Investment Letter 00:50:43 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet 00:51:41 - Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth 00:52:42 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet 00:53:34 - The Vectors of Vice 00:56:10 - The Monopoly on Bread, Hats, and the Hudson River 00:59:56 - The Tax on the Free Market 01:02:44- The Pendulum Swings of Power 01:07:20 - The Source of Anxiety and Instability in Today's World 01:10:07 - The Shift of Power during the 20th Century 01:11:49 - What Will Determine the Wars in the 21st Century 01:15:07 - The Swarm of Bionic Hornets 01:17:32 - What Could Change the Eternal Fight over Property? 01:18:50 - The Never-Ending Struggle 01:20:30 - The Swarm Cybernetic Warfare 01:23:06 - Who Controls Cyberspace? 01:24:35 - The Problem with Filtering Out the Truth 01:30:31 - How to Secure Cyberspace 01:32:26 - The Problem with Nostr 01:33:53 - The Orange Check 01:36:14 - The Fragility of the Current Cyberspace Verification Tools 01:39:35 - The Need for Real-World Consequences in Cyberspace 01:40:35 - The Most Powerful Cybernetwork 01:41:06 - What to Put Behind the Wall of Encrypted Energy 01:43:09 - The Anti-Counterfeit Technology 01:43:58 - The Infiltration of Cybersecurity Systems 01:45:12 - Who's Securing the Security Update? 01:47:28 - The Necessity for Bitcoin Adoption in the Cyberspace 01:51:57 - A Chance to Win Discounted Tickets to the Bitcoin 2023 Conference and 10M SATS 01:52:52 - Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa 01:53:40 - Will the Nation States Adopt Bitcoin? 01:54:21 - It Takes a While for the Military to Modernize 01:59:29 - The Need for an Open Standard of Digital Authentication 02:05:19 - Bitcoin is a Cyber Defense System 02:07:21 - The Superhero Theory 02:08:36 - The Biggest Strategic Advantage of the U.S. 02:10:10 - An Autoimmune Disease in the Cyberspace 02:10:56 - The Only Successful Cyber Security System 02:11:31 - You Don't Want a Cyber System Based Upon Human Virtue 02:15:49 - What it Takes to Attack Bitcoin 02:18:08 - Why Proof of Stake Doesn't Work 02:18:56 - "There is Only One Way to Play the Game" 02:21:57 - How the U.S. Could Make 100 Billion Dollars Overnight 02:24:00 - "If You Don't Have Power, There is No Hope for You" 02:25:58 - Bitcoin Solved the Problem of Truth and Integrity 02:27:24 - Are Ordinals Good or Bad for Bitcoin? 02:29:13 - The Public Key Cryptography in The Ancient World 02:31:52 - The World Needs Bitcoin 02:36:37 - Where to Find Saylor's Work // PODCAST //Podcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8...RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYI// SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Bitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7 Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedloveDollars via Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/Robert-Breedlove-2The "What is Money?" 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Michael Saylor discusses Bitcoin's 'Gold Rush' from 2024-2034, the ideal form of government with money, and the comparison of Bitcoin to nature. He also explores the intelligence debate, the impact of ETFs on Bitcoin, and highlights the societal power dynamics affected by Bitcoin.

Michael Saylor, co-founder and executive chairman of MicroStrategy, shares his insights on the company's staggering $4.6 billion investment in Bitcoin. He discusses the bold, long-term strategies that position Bitcoin as a top asset for institutional investors. Saylor advocates for creating a U.S. strategic Bitcoin reserve and emphasizes the importance of open dialogue to reshape public perception. The conversation also touches on the tension between traditional finance and innovative cryptocurrencies, exploring potential disruptions in property ownership and investment landscapes.

Expert in Bitcoin, money, and freedom, Michael Saylor, discusses the collapse of the US dollar and the future of Bitcoin. Topics include spotting new trends, thoughts on AI, Bitcoin's usefulness, pros and cons of Bitcoin, government regulation of crypto, and the longevity of Bitcoin.