Bitcoin Is the Best Asset You Can Own — And the World Is Finally Catching On
Michael Saylor’s back at it, and this time he's not pulling punches. In a new video, the MicroStrategy founder lays it out with zero ambiguity: if you want to outperform the market in the coming decade, you need Bitcoin. Period.
This episode of The Bitcoin Street Journal Podcast dives deep into the thunderous pace of global Bitcoin adoption. We’re talking state bills, treasury plays, ETF inflows, institutional accumulation, and even fast food brands jumping on the spaceship to the moon.
We kick off with Texas, where the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Bill (SB21) has cleared its second House reading. The Lone Star State isn’t just flirting with hard money anymore—it’s preparing to put it on the books. Public companies aren’t far behind. Al Abraaj Group, based in the Middle East, just became the first publicly traded company in the region to allocate Bitcoin to its treasury. Meanwhile, The Smarter Web Company and KULR are adding millions to their BTC holdings, with KULR clocking a 220.2% year-to-date yield. These aren't experiments—they're signals.
Zooming out, over 116,000 BTC have left exchanges in the past month. This isn’t a trickle. This is a coordinated withdrawal, a sign of conviction among long-term holders. And it aligns with an eye-popping stat: a record 63% of all existing bitcoin hasn’t moved in 2025. Combine that with BlackRock becoming the second-largest holder of Bitcoin after Satoshi, and you begin to grasp the new monetary order emerging in real time.
Spot ETFs? They’ve already purchased over 26,000 BTC this May—while miners only produced 7,200. The imbalance is striking. Demand is outpacing supply dramatically, and ETF inflows continue to surge, with $329 million entering the market just yesterday. The herd is here, and it’s wearing suits.
Regulators are catching up. SEC Chair Paul Atkins just declared the era of “regulation by enforcement” is over, signaling a major tone shift from Washington. In parallel, countries like Indonesia and companies like DigiAsia are surging after announcing $100 million BTC treasury strategies. The Bitcoin dominoes are falling—hard and fast.
Even legacy players are capitulating. JPMorgan is letting clients buy. Visa and Mastercard are rolling out Bitcoin spending cards through AQUA and MoonPay, accessible at 150 million merchants worldwide. Fidelity’s Jurrien Timmer is even re-upping Bitcoin’s status as “digital gold,” calling for a 4:1 gold-to-BTC allocation ratio. The world’s waking up.
We also spotlight the cultural shift—because let’s face it, becoming “the whole coiner in your family” hits different in 2025. Steak 'n Shake is posting Bitcoin spaceship memes. Opt-out messaging is going mainstream. From CNBC's 2019 dismissal of Tom Lee's $5K BTC advice to today's avalanche of adoption, the tables have turned. And fast.
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