{"id":46306,"date":"2021-07-19T14:06:17","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T11:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=46306"},"modified":"2025-09-01T15:43:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T12:43:08","slug":"microstrategy-ceo-advises-bitcoin-to-boxing-legend-mike-tyson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/microstrategy-ceo-advises-bitcoin-to-boxing-legend-mike-tyson\/","title":{"rendered":"MicroStrategy CEO Advises Bitcoin to Boxing Legend Mike Tyson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The boxing legend Mike Tyson urged his Twitter followers to choose between Bitcoin and Ethereum. Joining the discussion was MicroStrategy chief Michael Saylor.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mike, I spent more than a thousand hours considering this question and chose bitcoin. So far, I have purchased $2.9 billion in BTC because I think it\u2019s the future of digital property. I have posted tons of free <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bitcoin?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bitcoin<\/a> education on <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kZl3k7Tm4h\">https:\/\/t.co\/kZl3k7Tm4h<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Saylor (@michael_saylor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michael_saylor\/status\/1416535364278398987?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"\u00abutf-8\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Saylor said he spent more than a thousand hours considering the question. In the end, he chose the first cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cI bought Bitcoin for $2.9 billion because I consider it the future of digital property,\u201d said MicroStrategy chief.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He also added that he had published &#8216;tons&#8217; of free educational information about digital gold.<\/p>\n<p>Tyson did not respond to Saylor. Other figures in the crypto industry joined the discussion.<\/p>\n<p>OKEx CEO Jay Hao responded with a meme reading &#8216;you don\u2019t have to choose if you own both&#8217;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UVfk7zdHJI\">pic.twitter.com\/UVfk7zdHJI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jay_OKEX_CEO (@JayHao8) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JayHao8\/status\/1416671347862761476?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"\u00abutf-8\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Twitter founder Jack Dorsey offered Tyson an educational site about Bitcoin.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0j3aZAXcwp\">https:\/\/t.co\/0j3aZAXcwp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 jack (@jack) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jack\/status\/1416842724217692165?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"\u00abutf-8\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Peter McCormack, host of a popular Bitcoin podcast, compared Bitcoin to boxing and Ethereum to <span data-descr=\"World Wrestling Entertainment, the wrestling promotion\" class=\"old_tooltip\">WWE<\/span>. He asked Tyson what he would pick.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Which do you prefer, boxing or WWE?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Peter McCormack (@PeterMcCormack) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeterMcCormack\/status\/1416636338162520064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"\u00abutf-8\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As reported, Floyd Mayweather <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/floyd-mayweather-to-release-nft-collection\">released<\/a> a collection <span data-descr=\"non-fungible tokens\" class=\"old_tooltip\">NFT<\/span> and <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/floyd-mayweather-promotes-ethereummax-ahead-of-logan-paul-fight\">promoted<\/a> EthereumMax ahead of his bout against blogger Logan Paul.<\/p>\n<p>Read ForkLog&#8217;s Bitcoin news on our <a href=\"\/\/telegram.me\/forklog\" target=\"\u201c_blank\u201d\" rel=\"\u201cnofollow\u201d noopener\">Telegram<\/a> \u2014 cryptocurrency news, prices and analysis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The boxing legend Mike Tyson urged his Twitter followers to choose between Bitcoin and Ethereum. 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