Author: Jesse Coghlan, CoinTelegraph; Compiled by: Tao Zhu, Jinse Finance
MicroStrategy chairman and bitcoin bull Saylor told Microsoft's board of directors that if Microsoft fully invests in bitcoin, the company's market value could increase by nearly $5 trillion.
Saylor presented this view to Microsoft's board of directors in a little over three minutes, using 44 slides to explain why the tech giant should buy bitcoin.
In a video shared on December 1, Saylor said: "Microsoft cannot miss the next technological wave, and bitcoin is that wave." He urged Microsoft to convert its cash flow, dividends, stock buybacks, and debt into cryptocurrency, and added:
"If you do that, your stock price will go up by hundreds of dollars. You can create trillions of dollars in enterprise value. You can eliminate shareholder risk."
In his article, Saylor claimed that if Microsoft uses all of its financial and debt, as well as all of its cash flow, dividend payments, and stock buyback funds to purchase , could cause Microsoft's stock price to rise $584 over the next 10 years - assuming that by the end of 2034, 1 will be worth $1.7 million.
Saylor's slides claim that if Microsoft fully invests in , this strategy could increase Microsoft's value by $4.9 trillion. The company currently has a market capitalization of $3.18 trillion, ranking third globally, behind leaders Apple and Nvidia.
So far this year, has soared 120% (up about 40% in the past month alone), reaching nearly $60,000. Since 2020, Saylor's MicroStrategy has purchased 386,700 at a total cost of $21.9 billion, now worth nearly $37.6 billion, with a price of $97,200.
As of 2024, MicroStrategy (MSTR) stock price has soared 465.5% along with the value of its holdings. Its stock price reached a peak of $421.88 in November. According to Google Finance, the index broke through its long-term historical high before the bursting of the Internet bubble in 2000 on the 22nd.
Saylor claims that public and political support for is "surging" and a "cryptocurrency renaissance" is emerging, citing the pro-crypto statements of the incoming President Donald Trump and the launch of investment products by famous Wall Street firms.
Saylor believes Microsoft should invest $100 billion in per year and argues that "buying makes more sense than buying back your own stock or holding instead of bonds."
"What if you could acquire a $100 billion company growing faster than Microsoft for 1x revenue? What if you could do that every year?"
"Now is the time for Microsoft to evaluate its strategy options," Saylor said. "So do the right thing for the world and adopt ."
