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. How can AI help crypto? Saylors 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 assets 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









