{"id":15779,"date":"2025-05-01T07:04:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T07:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=15779"},"modified":"2025-05-01T07:04:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T07:04:42","slug":"saylor-calls-bitcoin-a-newtonian-network-as-microstrategy-eyes-q1-earnings-amid-stock-dip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=15779","title":{"rendered":"Saylor Calls Bitcoin a \u201cNewtonian Network\u201d as MicroStrategy Eyes Q1 Earnings Amid Stock Dip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"290\" data-end=\"713\">Michael Saylor, Executive Chairman of MicroStrategy and one of Bitcoin\u2019s most vocal champions, has once again made headlines by describing Bitcoin as a <strong data-start=\"483\" data-end=\"507\">\u201cNewtonian Network.\u201d<\/strong> In a recent post on X, Saylor posed beside an <strong data-start=\"554\" data-end=\"564\">orrery<\/strong>\u2014a mechanical model of the solar system\u2014drawing a visual analogy between the immutable laws of physics and Bitcoin\u2019s decentralized monetary protocol.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"715\" data-end=\"1051\">The statement adds to Saylor\u2019s growing list of philosophical takes on Bitcoin, which he continues to frame not just as a digital asset but as a foundational system for economic order. \u201cBitcoin is governed by the unchangeable forces of math and code, much like Newton\u2019s laws govern the universe,\u201d he implied through the symbolic imagery.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bitcoin is a Newtonian Network. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E64pJlrsA8\">pic.twitter.com\/E64pJlrsA8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Saylor (@saylor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/saylor\/status\/1917557395636507092?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1053\" data-end=\"1322\">The remarks come as <strong data-start=\"1073\" data-end=\"1105\">MicroStrategy\u2019s stock (MSTR)<\/strong> fell <strong data-start=\"1111\" data-end=\"1120\">3.75%<\/strong> in early trading Tuesday, down to <strong data-start=\"1155\" data-end=\"1166\">$367.14<\/strong> ahead of the company\u2019s Q1 earnings release expected tomorrow. Analysts forecast revenue of <strong data-start=\"1258\" data-end=\"1276\">$116.7 million<\/strong> with a projected <strong data-start=\"1294\" data-end=\"1321\">loss of $0.11 per share<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1324\" data-end=\"1708\">Despite the dip, investor sentiment remains largely bullish. Among 13 analysts covering the stock, 12 rate it a \u201cBuy,\u201d with price targets ranging from <strong data-start=\"1475\" data-end=\"1491\">$175 to $650<\/strong>. <strong data-start=\"1493\" data-end=\"1520\">Benchmark\u2019s Mark Palmer<\/strong> leads the optimistic outlook with a $650 price target, suggesting strong long-term confidence in MicroStrategy\u2019s hybrid strategy of <strong data-start=\"1653\" data-end=\"1707\">Bitcoin accumulation and enterprise cloud services<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1710\" data-end=\"2109\">MicroStrategy\u2019s <strong data-start=\"1726\" data-end=\"1748\">Bitcoin investment<\/strong>, however, remains a double-edged sword. While the company currently sits on an <strong data-start=\"1828\" data-end=\"1864\">unrealized loss of $5.91 billion<\/strong> due to fair-value accounting, it was partially offset by a <strong data-start=\"1924\" data-end=\"1950\">$1.69 billion tax gain<\/strong>. Still, since 2020, the firm\u2019s Bitcoin holdings have demonstrated a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of <strong data-start=\"2057\" data-end=\"2067\">97.23%<\/strong>, reinforcing the long-term strategic bet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2111\" data-end=\"2394\">MSTR stock is up <strong data-start=\"2128\" data-end=\"2151\">22.33% year-to-date<\/strong>, and with Saylor continuing to champion Bitcoin as a principle-driven asset class, MicroStrategy appears committed to its dual mission\u2014transforming corporate treasury management through Bitcoin and expanding its cloud-based software services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Saylor, Executive Chairman of MicroStrategy and one of Bitcoin\u2019s most vocal champions, has once again made headlines by describing Bitcoin as a \u201cNewtonian Network.\u201d In a recent post on X, Saylor posed beside an orrery\u2014a mechanical model of the solar system\u2014drawing a visual analogy between the immutable laws of physics and Bitcoin\u2019s decentralized monetary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15781,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2634,2635],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-15779","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-crypto","8":"category-digital-assets"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - 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