Saylor Says Bitcoin Needs Disciplined Expansion as Demand Resets

Michael Saylor said Bitcoin needs “disciplined expansion” through banks, companies, securities, credit and capital markets, outlining a path for the asset as spot ETF outflows and a broader market sell-off test institutional demand. In an essay he argued Bitcoin’s base layer should be treated as “sacred infrastructure,” with most innovation occurring through higher layers, applications, custody systems, credit instruments and financial infrastructure.

He framed the next phase as a clash between two institutional channels: passive spot ETF exposure, which has broadened access but remains sensitive to redemptions, and the corporate and credit-market adoption model favored by Strategy. Saylor said Bitcoin should be embedded in the machinery of finance rather than depend only on spot buyers or ETF inflows, and called for balancing adoption, innovation and self-custody while preserving the network’s core properties.

The essay arrives amid a sharp market sell-off that has pressured both channels.

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