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MicroStrategy’s Executive Chairman Michael Saylor has published a letter clearing his thoughts on Bitcoin mining and its impact on the environment and energy systems. He argued that Bitcoin mining is, in reality, far less of an environmental issue than it is often made out to be. Rather, he believes it wouldn’t be on the public radar if not for the extensive lobbying efforts of competing interests within the crypto industry.  Michael Saylor Defends Mining Upon publishing the...

The largest corporate bitcoin holder has filed a new filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission that will essentially allow it to purchase more BTC for up to $500 million. The news comes as the cryptocurrency surged past the $20,000 level and jumped to a new two-week high. The filing with the securities regulator shows that MicroStrategy plans to sell up to $500 million worth of its stock for “general corporate purposes, including the acquisition of bitcoin.”...

Phong Le – the new CEO of software giant MicroStrategy – explained in a recent interview that he was supportive of his predecessor Michael Saylor’s decision to buy bitcoin and add it to the company’s balance sheet. Phong Le on His Relationship with Saylor In recent headlines, Saylor announced he was stepping down from his position as CEO of the company he’s been running since 1989. Le will now take over as the new face of MicroStrategy while Saylor – who will not step...

Is Michael Saylor moving too fast by stepping down from his role with MicroStrategy? Michael Saylor Is No Longer MicroStrategy’s CEO In a recent article, Live Bitcoin News notified readers that Michael Saylor – the CEO of MicroStrategy – would be stepping down from his position as CEO and entering the new role of “executive chairman.” While nobody has listed bitcoin as the official reason, it’s interesting to see that the move is coming after Saylor put so much into...

Michael Saylor – bitcoin bull and the CEO of software giant MicroStrategy – has announced that he is leaving his post as the chief executive of the firm that has ultimately made institutional investing in digital currency a popular fad. Michael Saylor Is No Longer CEO of MicroStrategy Saylor has long been a fanatic of bitcoin, claiming in the past that it will be the future of finance. Unfortunately, he has made several monetary decisions surrounding bitcoin that have...

Paul Krake is an ex-macro hedge fund manager that doesn’t think much of crypto. In fact, he’s downright skeptical of the space. Paul Krake Doesn’t Think Much of Crypto In a recent interview, Krake said he’s convinced many digital currencies are going to vanish into thin air in the coming years. He thinks a lot of them are fraudulent and will not stand the test of time. He stated: There are 19,000 [crypto] coins in the world. 18,980 of them are going under… Crypto is BS,...

Despite the many losses his company has incurred due to bitcoin’s price swings, Michael Saylor of MicroStrategy says he remains a bitcoin fan and he’ll never doubt the asset’s abilities. Michael Saylor Still Trusts Bitcoin At the time of writing, bitcoin – the world’s largest and most popular cryptocurrency by market cap – has dropped to around $39,000 per unit. This may not seem bad on paper, but when one considers the fact that the asset was trading for just shy of...

Several bitcoin advocates – including Jack Dorsey of Twitter fame, Tom Lee from Fundstrat, and Michael Saylor (the CEO of MicroStrategy) – have penned a letter to congressional democrats who are asking that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) examine the effects of crypto mining on the planet. Crypto Mining Isn’t the Monster Everyone Thinks It Is The letter is aimed at getting these democrats to rescind their order to have the agency look at the emissions of said...

MicroStrategy is arguably a giant in the world of computer software, but at this stage, the company has invested so much money in bitcoin that CEO Michael Saylor says investing in his company is the equivalent of BTC spot trading. Michael Saylor Is Confident in His Company’s BTC Dealings Saylor said these words in a half serious, half joking manner. It has been said before that the company’s stock shares now correlate rather heavily with bitcoin given how much the...

Following Fidelity’s move to offer Bitcoin as part of its retirement 401(k) accounts, MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor opined that the digital asset is a perfect fit for retirement, even better than bonds. Saylor: Bitcoin is the Perfect Asset for Retirement In an interview with CNBC on Tuesday, Saylor pointed out that Bitcoin is a much better investment choice than popular traditional asset classes, including gold, stocks, and bonds. According to the MicroStrategy chief, the...