Michael Saylor offers a daring vision: the United States should acquire 20 % of bitcoins in circulation. During a speech to the CPAC, he said that such a strategy could not only strengthen the dollar, but also allow the national debt to be reimbursed. Behind this financial ambition is played out a geopolitical struggle where each great power seeks to win in the digital economy of tomorrow.
The Bitcoin, a new twentieth century gold stallion?
Michael Saylor does not mince his words. For him, Bitcoin is not a crypto like the others. It is an “active ingredient”, insensitive to the whims of states or companies.
By slamming his fingers, he declares that holding 4 to 6 million bitcoins (20 % of the total stock) would allow the United States to ” reimburse the national debt ». A provocative calculation: at the current price, this reserve would be worth $ 392 billion. Peanuts against 34,000 billion American debt? Maybe. But Saylor relies on future appreciation.
However, analogy with oil strikes. The US Strategic Broken Strategic Reserve (395 million barrels) weighs only 29 billion. A trifle facing Bitcoin. For what ? Because digital gold, unlike oil, is not consumed. He accumulates. And unlike physical gold, it is transferred in one click. A key asset in a world where, according to Saylor, ” The flocking capital of the physical to digital. »»
But the real danger, he insists, is geopolitical. “” You would not want the Saudis, Russians or Chinese to buy it first. A silent race is launched. The United States, if they drag, may lose their monetary hegemony. A vision reminiscent of the gold rush in the 19th century … but in a dematerialized version.
Microstrategy strategy: the laboratory of a revolution
Behind the shattering statements of Saylor, there is an experimental field: microstrategy. The company, recently renamed to embody a “mother strategy”, already has 190,000 bitcoins ($ 47 billion). Its portfolio has a profit of 51 %, and its shares climbed 360 % in one year. A success that validates his thesis: Bitcoin is a “cyber-space” where the economy of tomorrow is inventing.
But how to convince Washington? Saylor plays on two paintings. First, the technological urgency. “” A billion AI will think a million times per second. They will use digital money He insists. Then sovereignty. Bitcoin, according to him, allows ” an individual [de devenir] more powerful than the State ». A libertarian philosophy which appeals to 12 American states, already invested up to 330 million in its strategy.
There remains an obstacle: regulatory skepticism. When asked if he would include other cryptos in a national reserve, Saylor boot in touch. “” Bitcoin has reached an exhaust speed He argues. Translation: Altcoins are distractions. Only the BTC dominates, and deserves to be treated as a strategic convenience.
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