Michael Saylor Sold Bitcoin – Should BTC Investors Be Worried as Price Plunges? | Cory Klippsten

About this episode

Michelle Makori interviews Cory Klippsten about the implications of Michael Saylor's Bitcoin sale and the current state of cryptocurrency.

Michelle Makori, President & Editor-in-Chief, Miles Franklin Media, interviews Cory Klippsten, CEO of Swan. Michael Saylor famously told investors to “never sell your Bitcoin.” So why did Strategy just sell Bitcoin for the first time since 2022? Klippsten discusses whether Strategy’s sale should concern Bitcoin investors, the risks surrounding leveraged Bitcoin products, and why Bitcoin has fallen sharply despite ETF adoption, institutional investment, and a pro-crypto White House. Klippsten also explains why he believes stablecoins could extend the life of the U.S. dollar, why AI may be pulling capital away from Bitcoin, and how gold, Bitcoin, and digital dollars could coexist in the next monetary system. In this episode of The Real Story with Michelle Makori: - Why Strategy sold Bitcoin - Is Michael Saylor changing his Bitcoin strategy? - Risks surrounding MSTR and leveraged Bitcoin products - Why Bitcoin is down despite ETFs and institutional adoption - Bitcoin vs AI: where capital is flowing now - Stablecoins and the future of the U.S. dollar - Gold overtaking Treasuries as a reserve asset - Bitcoin’s role in de-dollarization - Could gold be repriced to $10,000? - Cory…

People in this episode

Host: Michelle Makori

Guest: Cory Klippsten

Topics covered

• Bitcoin sale
• Michael Saylor
• cryptocurrency risks
• stablecoins
• AI and capital flow
• de-dollarization
• gold as a reserve asset

Keywords

• Bitcoin
• Michael Saylor
• Cory Klippsten
• stablecoins
• AI
• de-dollarization
• gold
• cryptocurrency
• ETF adoption
• institutional investment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Swan, Miles Franklin Media, MSTR

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