{"id":17320,"date":"2022-05-20T05:06:19","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T05:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/?p=17320"},"modified":"2022-05-20T05:06:19","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T05:06:19","slug":"microstrategy-ceo-expects-bitcoin-to-go-into-the-millions-despite-crypto-market-sell-off-markets-and-prices-bitcoin-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/?p=17320","title":{"rendered":"Microstrategy CEO Expects Bitcoin to &#8216;Go Into the Millions&#8217; Despite Crypto Market Sell-Off \u2013 Markets and Prices Bitcoin News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"featured_image_container\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/saylor.jpg\" class=\"story__img article__poster\" alt=\"Microstrategy CEO Expects Bitcoin to 'Go Into the Millions' Despite Crypto Market Sell-Off\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Microstrategy\u2019s CEO has predicted that bitcoin is \u201cgoing to go into the millions\u201d despite the recent cryptocurrency market sell-off. Noting that the cryptocurrency is the future of money, he said: \u201cWe are in it for the long term.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Microstrategy Sees Bitcoin as the Future of Money<\/h2>\n<p>The CEO of the Nasdaq-listed software company Microstrategy, Michael Saylor, shared his bitcoin outlook Thursday in an interview with Yahoo Finance Live.<\/p>\n<p>The executive is still bullish on bitcoin despite the recent sell-off. He was asked whether there is a price target at which Microstrategy will start liquidating some of its bitcoins. The company is currently <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/microstrategy-ceo-dispels-rumor-of-company-quietly-selling-bitcoin\/\" rel=\"noopener\">hodling<\/a> 129,218 <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"lar-automated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/markets.bitcoin.com\/crypto\/BTC\" rel=\"noopener\">BTC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo,\u201d the CEO replied, emphasizing, \u201cwe are in it for the long term.\u201d He elaborated: \u201cOur strategy is to buy bitcoin and hold the bitcoin, so there\u2019s no price target. I expect we\u2019ll be buying bitcoin at the local top forever.\u201d He continued:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I expect bitcoin is going to go into the millions. So, we\u2019re very patient. We think it\u2019s the future of money.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Commenting on cryptocurrency regulation, he noted that \u201cThere\u2019s been a deadlock in D.C. and on Capitol Hill around stablecoin regulations and around securities token regulations.\u201d Saylor added that \u201cthe Administration wants to move faster\u201d but \u201cCongress is moving slower.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Microstrategy chief opined:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I think this meltdown of LUNA, UST, that\u2019s going to accelerate the regulations of stablecoins and security tokens, which will be a good thing for the industry.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOver time, I think as people get educated and as they get more comfortable, I think we\u2019ll recover from this drawdown,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Saylor has long been bullish on bitcoin. In February, he <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/microstrategy-mainstream-bitcoin-adoption-see-evidence-a-lot-more-institutional-adoption\/\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> there\u2019s evidence of a lot more institutional adoption. In November last year, he said bitcoin will emerge as a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/microstrategy-ceo-bitcoin-100-trillion-asset-class-btc-grow-100x\/\" rel=\"noopener\">$100 trillion<\/a> asset class.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What do you think about the comments by Microstrategy\u2019s CEO? Let us know in the comments section below.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__body__author\">\n<div class=\"article__body__author__avatar\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Kevin-200x200-closeup-150x150.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Kevin-200x200-closeup-150x150.png 1x, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Kevin-200x200-closeup.png 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-150 photo\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__body__author__info\">\n<h6 class=\"article__body__author__info__name\">\nKevin Helms <\/h6>\n<p class=\"article__body__author__info__about\">\nA student of Austrian Economics, Kevin found Bitcoin in 2011 and has been an evangelist ever since. 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