Michael Saylor
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Billionaires. A lot of, you know, a lot. I guess what I'm asking a question is, like, I wonder if... If you would be, you know, open to the idea or would it even be that way? Because I think in this space, if you were to call somebody at Berkshire and say, guys, can I come? Can we spend an hour together? Can we get 30 minutes together to talk to you about this?
You know, to see what that would look like. I wonder what that conversation would look like with you and Buffett if you sat across from each other.
You know, to see what that would look like. I wonder what that conversation would look like with you and Buffett if you sat across from each other.
You know, I'd be willing to bet you that if I had an hour alone with Buffett in a calm environment, I'd walk out and he would say, this Bitcoin thing's a pretty good idea. Charlie would have liked it. We're going to buy some.
You know, I'd be willing to bet you that if I had an hour alone with Buffett in a calm environment, I'd walk out and he would say, this Bitcoin thing's a pretty good idea. Charlie would have liked it. We're going to buy some.
Have you made the cold call?
Have you made the cold call?
I have not. Why not? Because Bitcoin's on a need-to-know basis, and people have to need... They have to feel like they need to understand it, like they've got a problem in order to have an open mind. And if they don't acknowledge they have a problem, they don't have an open mind, and they take a conventional view toward the world, it's like...
I have not. Why not? Because Bitcoin's on a need-to-know basis, and people have to need... They have to feel like they need to understand it, like they've got a problem in order to have an open mind. And if they don't acknowledge they have a problem, they don't have an open mind, and they take a conventional view toward the world, it's like...
The people with a strong corporate view and a healthy company and a strong conviction in their company, they don't have an open mind to a profound paradigm shift. They don't want to embrace that idea.
The people with a strong corporate view and a healthy company and a strong conviction in their company, they don't have an open mind to a profound paradigm shift. They don't want to embrace that idea.
Maybe the call to Buffett could be seen as a public service and you want to be a public servant. So if you were to make that public service phone call and you guys sat down and spoke and you went to Omaha and all of a sudden he comes out and says, you know, we've made a decision to buy $100 billion of Bitcoin after my conversation with Michael Saylor. I think that's a public service.
Maybe the call to Buffett could be seen as a public service and you want to be a public servant. So if you were to make that public service phone call and you guys sat down and spoke and you went to Omaha and all of a sudden he comes out and says, you know, we've made a decision to buy $100 billion of Bitcoin after my conversation with Michael Saylor. I think that's a public service.
I will say for the record, I'm happy to go visit anybody that has $100 billion of cash that's sitting and burning $10 billion of shareholder value a year. I will go visit you and I will provide you with all of the information you need in order to be convinced that you should flip to the Bitcoin standard.
I will say for the record, I'm happy to go visit anybody that has $100 billion of cash that's sitting and burning $10 billion of shareholder value a year. I will go visit you and I will provide you with all of the information you need in order to be convinced that you should flip to the Bitcoin standard.
He's got $325 billion of it. But by the way, when I looked at the numbers with you guys, you got roughly what? Is it $331,000 if I'm not mistaken? Is that how many it is? 331,200 Bitcoins, right?
He's got $325 billion of it. But by the way, when I looked at the numbers with you guys, you got roughly what? Is it $331,000 if I'm not mistaken? Is that how many it is? 331,200 Bitcoins, right?
Yeah, as of this morning.
Yeah, as of this morning.
And I saw that BlackRock, their Bitcoin trust, the iBit iShare, has roughly 471,328 as of November 15, which is 2.2%. Yeah, they're ahead of us. I'm jealous. But here's the question I'm asking.