2024-12-26T09:02:39+0000

In this latest episode featuring Michael Saylor, Executive Chairman of MicroStrategy, we discuss: - The impact of the election on the future of Bitcoin and the broader crypto industry - Michael vision for digital assets and regulation: Cryptocurrencies, Stablecoins, Tokens - America's Manifest Destiny: Expanding dominance to cyberspace via a U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve - The success of MicroStrategy as a Bitcoin Treasury Company and $MSTR Stock outperforming everything - Bitcoin as Digital Capital vs. a Digital Currency - Lightning Round: What does Michael wish he knew more about? His earliest memory? What's misunderstood about him? Interview shot by @ZIMOMedia Bio: Michael Saylor is an American entrepreneur, executive, inventor, author, and philanthropist. He is co-founder and Executive Chairman of MicroStrategy (MSTR), a publicly traded business intelligence firm founded in 1989. Michael is an advocate for the Bitcoin Standard www.hope.com and is the first CEO of a publicly listed company to make a long-term investment in Bitcoin. He founded and serves as the trustee for the Saylor Academy www.saylor.org -- a non-profit providing free education around the world. Follow Michael on X https://x.com/saylor ---- ⚡ Coin Stories is powered by Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ: BTDR), a publicly-traded leader in Bitcoin mining that stands alone as the only vertically-integrated, technology-focused Bitcoin mining company. Learn more at https://bit.ly/bitdeercoinstories. -- Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter https://thenewsblock.substack.com/ It's a 10-minute read to keep you updated on Bitcoin and the economy. -- Natalie's Promotional Links: ⚡ Secure your Bitcoin with collaborative custody and set up your inheritance plan with Casa: https://www.casa.io/natalie ⚡ For easy, low-cost, instant Bitcoin payments, I use Speed Lightning Wallet. Get 5000 sats when you download using this link and promo code COINSTORIES10: https://www.speed.app/sweepstakes-promocode/ ⚡ River is where I DCA weekly and buy Bitcoin with the lowest fees in the industry: https://partner.river.com/natalie ⚡ Safely self-custody your Bitcoin with Coinkite and the ColdCard cold storage device. Get 5% off: https://store.coinkite.com/promo/COINSTORIES ⚡ Master Bitcoin self-custody and privacy with 1-on-1 help -- gain peace of mind with the help of The Bitcoin Way: https://www.thebitcoinway.com/natalie ⚡ Bitcoin 2025 is heading to Las Vegas May 27-29th! Join me for my 4th Annual Women of Bitcoin Brunch! Get 10% off Early Bird passes using the code HODL: https://tickets.b.tc/affiliate/hodl/event/bitcoin-2025 ⚡ Protect yourself from SIM swaps that can hack your accounts and steal your Bitcoin. Join America’s most secure mobile service, trusted by CEOs, VIPs and top corporations: https://www.efani.com/natalie ⚡ Connect with Bitcoiners and Bitcoin merchants wherever you live and travel on the Orange Pill App: https://signup.theorangepillapp.com/opa/natbrunell 🗒️ IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 Bitcoin price jump, Red Wave 2:57 Trump on Bitcoin 9:13 Bitdeer Technologies Group 10:08 Saylor's message to Democrats 11:45 US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve 28:03 Digital capital vs. digital currency 39:45 Casa, Speed Wallet 40:39 Coinkite, The Bitcoin Way 41:24 Crypto Renaissance 58:52 Empowerment through Bitcoin 1:00:09 MicroStrategy 1:13:36 "You can't buy Bitcoin fast enough." 1:27:37 Learning about genetics, life 1:30:33 Michael Saylor is an engineer 1:32:44 Michael Saylor's earliest memory 1:34:46 Not everyone will win with Bitcoin 💡 OTHER RESOURCES Natalie’s website https://www.talkingbitcoin.com/ MicroStrategy https://www.microstrategy.com/ 💰 VALUE FOR VALUE — SUPPORT NATALIE’S SHOWS Strike ID https://strike.me/coinstoriesnat/ Cash App $CoinStories FOLLOW NATALIE ON SOCIAL MEDIA📱 🐦 X https://x.com/natbrunell 💻 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nataliebrunell 👔 Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliebrunell Producer: Aron Bender https://www.linkedin.com/in/aron-bender/ DISCLAIMER Coin Stories is for entertainment purposes only and does not give financial advice. #bitcoin #crypto #money