Michael Saylor calls for ‘bill of digital rights,’ eyes $100 trillion crypto industry

Michael Saylor never misses an opportunity to applaud Bitcoin [BTC].

In a recent X post dated the 26th of September, Saylor came up with an essay titled “Prescriptions for Prosperity in the Digital Economy” concerning individuals’ and companies’ broader legal freedom around digital assets.

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Saylor’s core argument stems from the fact that AI will dramatically increase economic productivity. For that, he wants the financial system to evolve alongside it. He therefore proposes what he calls a “bill of digital rights” rather than a framework with a main goal of restrictions.

In his essay, Saylor gives weight to five rights that he believes should apply to both individuals and corporations. This includes creating, issuing, custodying, transferring, and using digital assets.

Moreover, an asset becomes economically valuable based on what its owner is actually allowed to do with it. Saylor argues that restrictions on an asset’s usefulness can also restrict its economic potential.

The age of Digital Assets and Digital Intelligence needs a bill of digital rights, not a bill of restrictions.

Saylor proposes a ‘de minimis’ exemption

He refers to Bitcoin as “digital capital” and wants banks to be able to custody BTC and provide loans against it under workable regulations. He also wants insurers to incorporate digital assets into their balance sheets and products.

Saylor further argues that using digital assets for everyday purchases can create unnecessary tax calculations because users may need to track capital gains or losses.

Therefore, he proposes a meaningful ‘de minimis’ exemption for ordinary digital-asset payments, with a larger, inflation-adjusted threshold that removes transaction-by-transaction calculations.

Saylor’s $100T aim for the digital asset industry

Besides this, Saylor also wants the SEC, CFTC, Treasury, and White House to remove unnecessary barriers and create clearer pathways for digital-asset products.

He criticizes the CLARITY Act for placing too much emphasis on restrictions, arguing that regulation should provide certainty without limiting innovation. Ergo, he concluded it best when he said,

I believe digital assets can grow into a $100 trillion industry. Reaching that potential will require millions of people and companies experimenting with better ways to create and organize capital.

Saylor’s comments emerge as Strategy’s Bitcoin holdings have reached 846,000 BTC, worth $71.62 billion. Meanwhile, MSTR’s stock was trading at $158.61 at press time after a decline of 1.86% in the past trading session.

At the same time, STRC was changing hands at 98.54 after a hike of 0.23% during the same period. Lastly, Bitcoin was hovering around at $84,640.20 at press time after jumping from $75k within weeks.

Final Summary

• Saylor believes that five rights, including creating, issuing, having custody of, transferring, and using digital assets, should apply to both individuals and corporations.
• He also wants the SEC, CFTC, Treasury, and White House to remove unnecessary barriers and create clearer pathways for digital-asset products.