Michael Saylor pushes digital rights and Bitcoin-backed credit strategy
Image: Crypto BriefingMichael Saylor, Strategy's executive chairman, published an essay calling for a U.S. bill of digital rights for digital asset users. He argues digital assets could grow into a $100 trillion industry. Saylor also targets 1% of the $300 trillion global credit market via Bitcoin-backed preferred stock instruments. A September 2026 SEC exemption allows tokenized trading of these instruments on decentralized finance platforms. Strategy holds 846,000 BTC, and its preferred stock instruments have reached $8 billion to $11 billion in total issuance.
Key points
- Michael Saylor is Strategy's executive chairman and advocates for expanded institutional digital asset use
- Saylor refers to Bitcoin as "digital capital" for use in new financial products
- Strategy's Bitcoin treasury backs its suite of Bitcoin-linked preferred stock offerings
- Saylor's latest strategy combines regulatory advocacy and new Bitcoin-linked product launches
Why it matters
The proposals aim to expand institutional access to Bitcoin and digital asset products. The SEC exemption enabling DeFi trading of Strategy's securities marks a regulatory shift for tokenized assets.
What's unclear
Whether Saylor's proposed bill of digital rights has gained any formal legislative support
The exact Bitcoin collateralization ratio for Strategy's preferred stock instruments
Price context · BTC
At publication
$83,073.00
Now
$83,073.00
Change since
+0.00%
7 days · dashed line = publication
Sources · 2 publishers
Crypto Briefing
Tier 2
Strategy’s Michael Saylor targets $3T in tokenized digital credit
Coverage timeline
- First reported by Blockonomi
- Confirmed by Crypto Briefing
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