Michael Saylor's 21 Rules of Bitcoin is a manifesto he shared at the BTC Prague 2024 keynote and later officially published on X. These rules summarize Bitcoin's philosophy, psychology, and long-term strategy – the clearest expression of a maximalist perspective. Here is the full list (a direct quote from Saylor's own X post, the version published in February 2025):
Those who understand buy Bitcoin.
Those who don’t criticize Bitcoin.
Everyone is against Bitcoin before they are for it.
You will never be done learning about Bitcoin.
Bitcoin is powered by chaos.
(Bitcoin thrives on chaos.)
Bitcoin is the only game in the casino that we can all win.
Bitcoin is the one thing in the universe that you can truly own.
Everyone gets Bitcoin at the price they deserve.
Only buy Bitcoin with the money you can’t afford to lose.
(Note: This rule ironically emphasizes "risk-taking"; while Bitcoin is the safest long-term asset in Saylor's overall philosophy, it acknowledges its volatility in the short term.)
Tickets to escape the matrix are priced in Bitcoin.
Bitcoin insight is restricted to those with a need to know. (Bitcoin insight is limited to what you need to know.)
All your models will be destroyed.
The cure to economic ill is the orange pill. (The cure to economic illness is the orange pill – orange pill = Bitcoin awareness.)
Be for Bitcoin, not against Fiat. (Be for Bitcoin, not against Fiat.)
Bitcoin is for everyone. (Bitcoin is for everyone.)
Learn to think in Bitcoin. (Learn to think in Bitcoin.)
You don’t change Bitcoin, it changes you. (You don’t change Bitcoin, it changes you.)
Laser eyes protect you from endless lies. (Laser eyes protect you from endless lies – laser eyes = Bitcoin maximalist symbol.)
Respect Bitcoin, or it will make a clown out of you. (Respect Bitcoin, or it will make a clown out of you.)
You do not sell your Bitcoin.
(You do not sell your Bitcoin.)
Spread Bitcoin with love.
These rules summarize Saylor's view of Bitcoin as "perfect money" and a transformative force. Rule 20 in particular ("You do not sell your Bitcoin") is the clearest expression of his HODL philosophy – a cornerstone of Strategy's multi-billion dollar Bitcoin strategy.
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Those who understand buy Bitcoin.
Those who don’t criticize Bitcoin.
Everyone is against Bitcoin before they are for it.
You will never be done learning about Bitcoin.
Bitcoin is powered by chaos.
(Bitcoin thrives on chaos.)
Bitcoin is the only game in the casino that we can all win.
Bitcoin is the one thing in the universe that you can truly own.
Everyone gets Bitcoin at the price they deserve.
Only buy Bitcoin with the money you can’t afford to lose.
(Note: This rule ironically emphasizes "risk-taking"; while Bitcoin is the safest long-term asset in Saylor's overall philosophy, it acknowledges its volatility in the short term.)
Tickets to escape the matrix are priced in Bitcoin.
Bitcoin insight is restricted to those with a need to know. (Bitcoin insight is limited to what you need to know.)
All your models will be destroyed.
The cure to economic ill is the orange pill. (The cure to economic illness is the orange pill – orange pill = Bitcoin awareness.)
Be for Bitcoin, not against Fiat. (Be for Bitcoin, not against Fiat.)
Bitcoin is for everyone. (Bitcoin is for everyone.)
Learn to think in Bitcoin. (Learn to think in Bitcoin.)
You don’t change Bitcoin, it changes you. (You don’t change Bitcoin, it changes you.)
Laser eyes protect you from endless lies. (Laser eyes protect you from endless lies – laser eyes = Bitcoin maximalist symbol.)
Respect Bitcoin, or it will make a clown out of you. (Respect Bitcoin, or it will make a clown out of you.)
You do not sell your Bitcoin.
(You do not sell your Bitcoin.)
Spread Bitcoin with love.
These rules summarize Saylor's view of Bitcoin as "perfect money" and a transformative force. Rule 20 in particular ("You do not sell your Bitcoin") is the clearest expression of his HODL philosophy – a cornerstone of Strategy's multi-billion dollar Bitcoin strategy.
#StrategyBuys3,015BTCLastWeek
#BuyTheDipOrWaitNow?
#CryptoMarketBouncesBack







