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<h2 id="tldr">TLDR</h2>
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 <li>Michael Saylor said Bitcoin does not need staking, inflation, or Ethereum-style yield mechanisms.</li>
 <li>Saylor argued that investor returns should come from financial products built around BTC.</li>
 <li>He outlined a five-layer “Digital Asset Stack” with Bitcoin as the base layer.</li>
 <li>Strategy’s model uses Bitcoin holdings as collateral for credit and yield products.</li>
 <li>Saylor cited STRC-style preferred stock as an example of Bitcoin-backed “digital credit.”</li>
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Michael Saylor said <a href="https://blockonomi.com/mara-holdings-mara-stock-climbs-following-reported-66-7m-bitcoin-acquisition/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Bitcoin</a> does not need staking, inflation, or protocol-based yield to reward holders. He argued that returns should come from financial products built around BTC. His comments came as Strategy continues to promote Bitcoin-backed credit instruments.
<h2 id="bitcoin-remains-base-layer-in-saylor-s-stack">Bitcoin Remains Base Layer In Saylor’s Stack</h2>
<a href="https://x.com/saylor/status/2066770709569798353?s=20" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Saylor outlined</a> a five-layer “Digital Asset Stack” in an X post on Tuesday. The model places Bitcoin at the base of credit, money, and yield.
He said Bitcoin should remain “pure digital capital” instead of copying Ethereum. He added that Bitcoin “does not need to become Ethereum” to create investor returns.
The framework supports Strategy’s treasury strategy. The company holds the largest Bitcoin reserve among publicly listed firms.
Saylor placed “digital credit” above Bitcoin in the proposed structure. These instruments use BTC holdings as collateral.
Under the model, equity holders take most Bitcoin price risk. Credit instruments then receive stable exposure through capital market products.
Saylor pointed to Strategy-style securities as examples of this design. He referenced STRC, Strategy’s preferred stock, as digital credit.
He framed <a href="https://blockonomi.com/strategy-mstr-stock-dips-2-as-strc-preferred-shares-see-historic-1-53b-trading-day/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">STRC</a>-like instruments as more than company products. Instead, he presented them as an asset class built around Bitcoin reserves.
<h2 id="strategy-links-bitcoin-credit-to-strc-structure">Strategy Links Bitcoin Credit To STRC Structure</h2>
Saylor said Bitcoin volatility does not weaken the asset. He described volatility as part of “high-energy capital” traded globally.
BTC can move sharply because it remains scarce and liquid. However, he argued that structured products can reduce exposure.
In his framework, instruments like STRC sit above Bitcoin in the capital structure. Therefore, they aim to dampen price swings for credit holders.
Saylor did not give one fixed risk level for STRC in the post. He said credit risk changes with stress, liquidity, and buyer demand.
“The important point is not that digital credit always has one fixed volatility number. It does not,” Saylor said.
Nasdaq data showed STRC closed at $95.20 on Monday. The stock fell 1.45% and carries a $100 stated par value.
<a href="https://blockonomi.com/mara-reverses-strategy-with-1000-btc-buy-as-spot-demand-weakens/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Strategy</a> structured STRC to trade near that par value. Yet Saylor said credit value depends on Strategy’s ability to sell Bitcoin.
“If the company’s policy is that we won’t sell the Bitcoin,” Saylor told Cointelegraph. He said the credit and equity would lack value without that flexibility.
He remarked at the BTC Prague conference last week. The comment reinforced Strategy’s view that Bitcoin can support credit without changing its protocol.
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