MicroStrategy co-founder Michael Saylor has supported the idea of burning Bitcoin wallet keys after the owner's death, calling it the right move and a contribution to the overall ecosystem.
Saylor expressed his thoughts on this matter in an interview with Fox Business:
“If you have accumulated significant wealth in Bitcoin and burned the keys [after death], you will make a proportional contribution [to this capital] to the ecosystem, to all those who own this asset in the world,” the entrepreneur noted.
The co-founder of MicroStrategy gave an interview to the press.
In it, he spoke about his heritage.
Sailor noted that he would like to be remembered by the next generation as an ideological follower of Satoshi Nakamoto.
He also supported the idea of burning Bitcoin wallet keys after death, which he believes is a significant contribution to the ecosystem.
MicroStrategy co-founder Michael Saylor has supported the idea of burning Bitcoin wallet keys after the owner's death, calling it the right move and a contribution to the overall ecosystem.
Saylor expressed his thoughts on this matter in an interview with Fox Business:
“If you have accumulated significant wealth in Bitcoin and burned the keys [after death], you will make a proportional contribution [to this capital] to the ecosystem, to all those who own this asset in the world,” the entrepreneur noted.
Sailor emphasized that it was the right thing to do — “take the bitcoins with you.” Notably, the entrepreneur had previously stated that he intended to leave his fortune to humanity.
During the interview, the MicroStrategy co-founder said he would like to be remembered as an ideological follower of Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin. Saylor highlighted his efforts to commercialize and bring the first cryptocurrency to institutional adoption.
In early January 2025, information emerged that MicroStrategy was planning to raise another $2 billion for investment in Bitcoin.