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Saylor Bets $75 Billion on Microsoft Joining the Bitcoin Revolution

At the Bitcoin for Corporations 2025 event, MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor issued a bold challenge to one of the tech world’s wealthiest giants: Microsoft. Addressing CFOs and corporate treasury leaders, Saylor argued that Microsoft should invest tens of billions of dollars in Bitcoin. He described Bitcoin as “the universal, perpetual, profitable merger partner,” claiming it outperforms all other treasury assets in the age of artificial intelligence.

Microsoft Needs Bitcoin, Says Saylor

Saylor compared the performance of Microsoft with Bitcoin: Microsoft has seen an 18% annual growth rate over the past five years, while Bitcoin has surged by 62%. He pointed out that the S&P 500’s 14% compound growth rate is typically the benchmark for corporate capital allocation. “When you normalize everything to the cost of capital, Microsoft beats it by 4%. Bitcoin outperforms by 48%. Bonds are negative,” he said. “When the top-performing asset compounds 50% above the cost of capital, why hold something that destroys value?”

He then critiqued Microsoft’s balance sheet. “If Microsoft invests in bonds, it’s destroying 99.7% of its capital over ten years. Buying back its own stock is only slightly better—still a 97% loss,” Saylor stated. “Buying Bitcoin is ten times more effective than redeeming Microsoft shares.”

Saylor argued that Bitcoin marks the beginning of a third monetary era. Gold defined the 19th century, sovereign debt the 20th. He called Bitcoin the first liquid, fungible capital instrument in the 21st century with no counterparty risk. For institutions, he said the “year zero” for Bitcoin was 2024—when the SEC approved spot ETFs and the FASB endorsed fair-value accounting. That makes 2025 “year one,” and according to Saylor, the window to gain a first-mover advantage is closing fast