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Jean-Michel Pailhon: Saylor mortgaged Strategy to buy Bitcoin after tweeting skepticism — Saylor staked Strategy on Bitcoin turnaround

Jean-Michel Pailhon, VP of finance & strategy (former) at Ledger, reflects on a significant shift by Michael Saylor regarding Bitcoin. In December 2013, Saylor tweeted that Bitcoin's days were numbered and compared it to the fate of online gambling. Seven years later, Saylor reversed his position and mortgaged his entire company, Strategy, to acquire Bitcoin. Pailhon highlights the psychological turnaround rather than debating the investment itself.

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