Michael Saylor is an American entrepreneur, executive, inventor, author, and philanthropist. He is co-founder and Executive Chairman of MicroStrategy (MSTR), a publicly traded business intelligence firm founded in 1989. Michael is an advocate for the Bitcoin Standard www.hope.com and is the first CEO of a publicly listed company to make a long-term investment in Bitcoin. He founded and serves as the trustee for the Saylor Academy www.saylor.org a non-profit providing free education around the world.

In this episode we discuss:

-Spot Bitcoin ETF applications
-Is Blackrock good for Bitcoin?
-How to build wealth living paycheck to paycheck
-Difference between investing in ETFs, Bitcoin mining stocks, companies like MicroStrategy, and Bitcoin self-custody
-Can US Dollar be backed by Bitcoin?
-The Halving, milestones for next bull run

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🗒️ IN THIS EPISODE:

0:00 Swan Bitcoin, Bitcoin 2024 promos
1:53 "I've never been more bullish."
12:40 Spot Bitcoin ETFs momentum
20:13 Self-custody, sovereignty, "Bitcoin fixes everything"
29:00 Fold app and debit card, Coinkite promos
30:29 Differences between Bitcoin investments
54:47 CrowdHealth, Orange Pill App promos
56:33 RFK Jr. on Bitcoin
1:05:34 The halving, next bull run
1:09:03 Macro impact on Bitcoin
1:19:41 Advice for average family
1:29:00 Big Ken Energy

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