Saylor: The real big opportunity for Bitcoin might just be getting started! Michael Saylor recently shared an ambitious financial vision during an interview at Washington DC Fintech Week. After listening, my biggest takeaway is: This guy isn’t just satisfied with buying Bitcoin anymore—he wants to rebuild the 400-year-old financial system based on gold using Bitcoin. He even directly defines Strategy as the private central bank of the crypto economy. Bitcoin is digital gold and also digital capital. Strategy finances the purchase of BTC, then issues preferred shares like STRC to bring capital market funds into Bitcoin reserves. Take STRC as an example: its current annual dividend yield is 12%. Common stock investors bear higher volatility for potential amplified returns, while preferred stock investors receive cash dividends. This model transforms Bitcoin’s long-term appreciation potential into credit products that can be sold to the traditional financial market. The most valuable insight from the entire interview, in my opinion, is the prediction that bank credit could become a massive engine for Bitcoin’s next wave of growth. In the past, Bitcoin mainly relied on investors buying and holding. In the future, if institutions like JPMorgan, Citibank, and Morgan Stanley fully roll out custody, collateralized financing, and credit services, Bitcoin could evolve from a simple investment asset into financial capital that supports credit creation. Currently, the daily new supply is only about 450 BTC. If more and more financial institutions start purchasing and holding Bitcoin through credit financing, the supply-demand dynamics could shift dramatically. He also discussed the current market headwinds and tailwinds. High interest rates, tightening policies, and capital being drawn to AI have indeed suppressed Bitcoin’s performance. But factors like bank adoption, improved financial regulation, tokenized securities, digital derivatives, and potential future monetary expansion could all become new drivers. As for the recent buzz around quantum computing threats, he actually thinks AI-driven hacking is a more immediate concern. He advocates for continued development of quantum-resistant technology but doesn’t believe the Bitcoin network needs a rushed upgrade before the threat becomes clear. What I admire most about Saylor is his effort to push Bitcoin beyond the crypto bubble. While others focus on price fluctuations, he’s figuring out how to get traditional banks, bond markets, stock markets, and global capital involved. Although this financial flywheel still needs to withstand the tests of bear markets and credit risks, the direction is undeniably exciting: Bitcoin’s future demand might not just come from ETFs and retail investors but from the entire traditional financial system. If the past decade saw Bitcoin evolve from an internet experiment to a global investment asset, could the next decade see it become the foundational capital of the global financial system? Saylor has already put his money where his mouth is.