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<p>The race for technological dominance seems to be through Bitcoin, if we are to believe the recent statements of Michael Saylor. The president of MicroStrategy suggested during a podcast that Apple should spend 100 billion dollars on Bitcoin rather than on share buybacks. The idea? Transform the tech giant into a major player in finance. Yet, behind this bold vision lies a plan as ambitious as it is intriguing, which is igniting the crypto-sphere.</p>
<h2 id="h-michael-saylor-le-bitcoin-comme-tremplin-strategique">Michael Saylor: Bitcoin as a Strategic Springboard</h2>
<p><a href="https://www.cointribune.com/qui-est-michael-saylor-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Michael Saylor</a> doesn’t mince words: for him, <strong>Bitcoin is much more than just a speculative asset</strong>. During <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eThjo9wYoF0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">a recent appearance</a>, he proposed that <strong>Apple use its 47 billion in cash reserves to buy bitcoin</strong>.</p>
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<p>According to him, such an investment would <strong>multiply the value of this sum by five</strong>, while increasing Apple’s business by 20% per year.</p>
<p>“<em>You could add a trillion dollars to Apple’s market capitalization</em>,” he argued.</p>
<p>And that’s not all. For Saylor, integrating bitcoin into the brand’s ecosystem could go even further by <strong>transforming the iPhone or Apple Watch into security devices for crypto transactions</strong>.</p>
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 <li>17.1 billion dollars: this is the current value of Bitcoin reserves held by MicroStrategy;</li>
 <li>182%: this is the increase in MicroStrategy’s stock since the beginning of the year;</li>
 <li>240 BTC: this is the number of additional Bitcoins recently acquired by the Japanese company Metaplanet, nicknamed “Asia’s MicroStrategy”.</li>
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<h2 id="btc-apple-s-next-growth-axis">BTC: Apple’s Next Growth Axis?</h2>
<p>The crypto sphere is buzzing since the famous tweet by Michael Saylor where he shared the image of a blue apple bearing the Bitcoin logo, accompanied by the text “Take a ₿ite”. This nod was enough to spark speculations about a <strong>potential investment by Apple in the queen of cryptocurrencies</strong>.</p>
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<p>Although no official confirmation has been given, the idea of an <strong>alliance between Apple and Bitcoin</strong> could disrupt the financial sector.</p>
<p>Last June, Saylor was already talking about the idea of <strong><a href="https://coingape.com/is-apple-buying-bitcoin-michael-saylor-sparks-speculations-with-cryptic-post/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">integrating Bitcoin’s multi-signature solutions into Apple devices</a></strong>. According to him, “<em>the future biggest financial institution in the world could well be Apple</em>“.</p>
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<p>By integrating secure crypto-related solutions into its products, the company could <strong>solidify institutional adoption of bitcoin</strong> and usher in a new era of digital finance.</p>
<p>Moreover, it seems that MicroStrategy is developing <a href="https://www.cointribune.com/en/bitcoin-and-a-trillion-a-bold-plan-is-taking-shape/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">a bold plan associating Bitcoin with a trillion dollars</a>. Disproportionate ambition or the beginnings of a new financial era?</p>
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