Michael Saylor Shares His ‘21 Ways to Wealth’ in Passionate Bitcoin Keynote at Bitcoin 2025
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Michael Saylor, Chair of Strategy (MSTR), delivered a powerful and poetic keynote at Bitcoin 2025 in Las Vegas on Thursday, unveiling his guiding philosophy for wealth creation, which he calls the “21 ways to wealth.”
“Satoshi ignited a fire in cyberspace,” Saylor declared. “While many fear it and some merely play with the flames, the true believers nurture it, dreaming of a better world and basking in the warm glow of cyberlight.”
He elaborated, “Many will shy away from Bitcoin—they won’t dare to touch it, and consequently, they’ll miss out and be left behind. Others will juggle the fire, crafting fleeting fireworks and tricks, but those who truly understand it will feed the fire by buying Bitcoin.”
Saylor, renowned in the bitcoin community for leading Strategy, a public company that has transformed into a bitcoin treasury firm holding roughly 3% of the total bitcoin supply, urged people to exchange their lesser assets for bitcoin.
“Trade your fiat currency for bitcoin. Convert your long-term capital to bitcoin. Sell your bonds, your inferior stocks, your underperforming real estate—buy bitcoin,” he implored. “Feed the fire, and you’ll witness an extraordinary expansion in the network’s power. That’s your ticket to prosperity.”
Among his “21 ways to wealth,” Saylor highlighted courage as his third principle, describing it as the willingness to embrace intelligent monetary risk. While he didn’t specifically mention it, the price of bitcoin rises as more people buy into it.
Beyond courage, Saylor encouraged attendees to hold firm conviction in bitcoin’s potential, focus on a single cause, cooperate with their families, embrace artificial intelligence, engage civilly with the world’s power structures, and practice generosity.
“When success comes—and it will—wake up every day spreading happiness, sharing security, and offering hope to those less fortunate,” Saylor said. “You found the path first; now spread good karma.”
