The First Time Michael Saylor Ever Talked About Bitcoin

About this episode

Michael Saylor discusses his first public comments on Bitcoin and his investment strategy.

Michael Saylor is the CEO of Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), the first publicly traded company to convert a material portion of its balance sheet into bitcoin. In this conversation, we revisit the very first time Michael Saylor ever publicly talked about bitcoin — recorded in late 2020 when bitcoin was trading around $10,000. We discuss his background founding MicroStrategy at age 24, the macro conditions that led him to reject cash as a store of value, why he chose bitcoin over gold and real estate, how he acquired $425 million in bitcoin without moving the market, and why he believes bitcoin is on a path to rival or surpass gold's market cap. ======================== Consensus Miami is the largest crypto conference in the world — May 5-7, 2026 in Miami. 20,000 attendees. 72% director-level or above. The deals, partnerships, and investments that shape the next cycle get made here. Use code POMPLIANO for 25% off your pass → https://go.coindesk.com/c26pomp ======================== Arch Public is an agentic trading platform that automates the buying and selling of your preferred crypto strategies. Sign up today at https://www.archpublic.com and start your automated trading…

People in this episode

Host: Anthony Pompliano

Guest: Michael Saylor

Topics covered

• Bitcoin
• Investing
• Cryptocurrency
• MicroStrategy
• Market Cap
• Financial Strategy

Keywords

• Michael Saylor
• Bitcoin
• MicroStrategy
• investment strategy
• cryptocurrency
• gold
• real estate
• market cap

Sponsors

Bitget, Arch Public

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Strategy, MicroStrategy

Products: bitcoin, gold, real estate

Places: Miami

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