Michael Saylor: The $100 Trillion Idea, Bitcoin is Digital Capital
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From the Onramp Media archives: Michael Saylor on bitcoin as digital capital, the $100 trillion idea reshaping markets, and why bitcoin sets the true hurdle rate for capital allocation. Originally recorded in October 2024.
00:00 – Viral Adoption & Exponential Growth
02:25 – Bitcoin as Digital Capital
04:30 – 24/7 Global Markets & Capital Efficiency
11:30 – Bitcoin as the True Hurdle Rate
16:15 – Institutional Yield & Counterparty Risk
25:25 – Strategic Leverage & Capital Allocation
29:55 – The Three Planks of Institutional Adoption
34:30 – Custody, Competition & Market Dynamics
43:50 – BTC Yield as a Corporate KPI
50:55 – Operating Companies vs. Trusts & ETFs
53:20 – There Is No Second Best
58:05 – Focus, Execution & the Bitcoin Era
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