Speaking on the What Bitcoin Did podcast, Strategy chairman Michael Saylor pushed back against criticism of companies issuing equity or debt to buy Bitcoin.
Nate Kostar
Nate Kostar is a staff writer at Cointelegraph. He is based in Mexico City and covers topics related to digital assets and blockchain. He is the author of the nonfiction book "The Renaissance Man Project" and holds a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from the University of New Orleans.
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