Michael Saylor Breaks Silence on Cynthia Lummis’ Bitcoin Act

Buying a “strategic reserve” of Bitcoin would be another “Louisiana Purchase moment” for the United States, according to Michael Saylor, the outspoken co-founder of business intelligence company MicroStrategy. Speaking on CNBC on August 6, Saylor endorsed Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis’ proposed BITCOIN Act, which aims to compel the US Treasury to gradually accumulate 1 million BTC, almost 5% of the total supply. “Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory for $15 million in 1803 and nearly doubled the size of the United States,” Saylor remarked. “Bitcoin is scarce, desirable digital property. It’s a great idea to trade a little bit of