Strategy chair calls for digital asset rights framework as AI economy expands

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Saylor proposes a digital bill of rights—including issuance, custody, transfer, and use—to enable capital formation in the AI-driven digital asset economy.
Strategy resumed Bitcoin purchases after two weeks, acquiring 950 BTC for $75.7 million at an average price of $79,670 per coin.
Strategy now holds 846,000 BTC acquired for about $63.8 billion at an average cost of $75,416, compared to Bitcoin's current price of $84,523.

Digital rights framework for capital formation

As reported by Cointelegraph, Saylor says a future economy built around digital assets and machine intelligence needs a “bill of digital rights” rather than tighter restrictions. In an essay posted on X on Saturday, the executive chairman of the largest corporate Bitcoin holder writes that AI can lift production, but that better money and capital markets are needed to unlock its full economic value.

Saylor outlines five core rights for digital assets: the freedom to create new assets, issue them to the market, hold them personally or through a custodian, transfer them between people and platforms, and use them for spending, investment, income generation and borrowing. He says those rights should apply to both individuals and companies because an asset’s economic value depends on how freely its owner can use it.

He also argues that digital intelligence is making some jobs and products obsolete, which increases the need for faster business creation. In that context, Saylor says policy should support the ability of millions of new companies to raise capital rather than limit the utility of digital assets through regulation.

Strategy’s Bitcoin position and sector implications

The comments come as Strategy remains one of the most closely watched corporate participants in the crypto market because of its large Bitcoin treasury strategy. Cointelegraph reported earlier this week that the company resumed Bitcoin purchases after a two-week pause, buying 950 BTC for $75.7 million at an average price of $79,670 per coin.

That purchase brings Strategy’s holdings to 846,000 BTC, acquired for about $63.8 billion at an average cost of $75,416 per coin, according to the report. Bitcoin is trading at about $84,523 at the time of publication, leaving the company’s position as a key signal for institutional sentiment toward digital assets.

Saylor’s proposal adds to a broader debate in the crypto sector over whether regulation should focus on restricting risk or enabling new forms of financing and ownership. For companies operating in digital assets, the framework he describes points to a market model in which issuance, custody, transfer and use of tokens are treated as core economic rights tied to innovation and capital access.

Our earlier report on DTCC’s post-trade modernization initiatives highlighted how market infrastructure providers are building tokenization rails to connect traditional and digital markets while strengthening resilience and risk controls. We also noted DTCC’s push for broader central clearing, faster settlement, and preparation for extended U.S. equities trading hours—steps aimed at improving capital efficiency and supporting structural shifts in market access and liquidity management.

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