US Government Should Buy 25% Of Bitcoin Supply By 2035, Says Strategy Founder Michael Saylor ⋆ ZyCrypto

Strategy founder Michael Saylor has urged the United States government to purchase up to 25% of Bitcoin’s supply over the next decade, arguing that doing so could help the nation dominate the 21st century economy.

“Acquire 5-25% of the Bitcoin network in trust for the nation through consistent programmatic daily purchases between 2025 and 2035, when 99% of all BTC will have been issued,” Saylor wrote in a document entitled “A Digital Assets Strategy to dominate the 21st Century Global Economy.”

Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Could Generate $16-$81 Trillion In Wealth For US: Saylor

On Friday, Saylor presented the document to U.S. President Donald Trump, crypto industry executives, and government officials at the inaugural White House Crypto Summit.

He stressed that the US should never sell its BTC stash, forecasting that the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve could generate over $10 trillion annually by acting as a “perpetual source of prosperity” for Americans. Saylor projected that by 2045, the reserve could yield between $16 trillion and $81 trillion for the US Treasury, potentially helping to offset the national debt.

“The time to act is now. By embracing digital assets and fostering innovation, the United States can secure its position as the global leader in the 21st-century economy,” he added.

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Trump’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

Saylor’s remarks come after President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling for the U.S. to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve and a separate altcoin stockpile, fulfilling one of his biggest campaign promises to the crypto community. 

While the EO didn’t lay out an immediate plan to acquire more Bitcoin, it stated that the Treasury and Commerce secretaries would create “budget-neutral strategies” to purchase more Bitcoin while ensuring no added costs for taxpayers.

If the U.S. government indeed bought 25% of Bitcoin’s total supply, it would own a whopping 5.25 million BTC. This is far more than the 1 million BTC (representing 5% of the total supply) that pro-crypto Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis proposed in the strategic reserve Bill in August 2024. 

Currently, the U.S. government holds around 198,109 BTC (nearly 1% of the cryptocurrency’s supply).

Meanwhile, Saylor’s firm, the recently rebranded Strategy, holds nearly 500,000 BTC, the largest Bitcoin stockpile of any publicly listed company worldwide.

Saylor had previously pitched a Bitcoin reserve strategy to Microsoft’s board of directors, suggesting that the Wall Street giant could create as much as $5 trillion in shareholder value (by 2034) by amassing BTC. However, Microsoft shareholders ultimately rejected Saylor’s advice.