Michael Saylor (@saylor) is making a bold case for the scale of opportunity available to Bitcoin treasury companies, arguing that even a marginal slice of global capital markets would represent a transformational sum for the sector.
A $318 Trillion Opportunity
Saylor's thesis rests on the sheer size of global equity and fixed income markets. According to SIFMA's 2026 Capital Markets Fact Book, global equity market capitalization reached $157.8 trillion in 2025, while global fixed income securities outstanding totalled $160.7 trillion, putting the combined figure at roughly $318.5 trillion. Saylor noted that even 0.1% of either market would represent approximately $160 billion, illustrating the scale of potential demand for Bitcoin-linked capital market products.
Saylor specifically named Strive and other well-managed issuers as the companies he wants to succeed in building out this category. He classifies both Strategy's $STRC and Strive's $SATA as Bitcoin-powered digital credit products, distinguishing between the two: preferred shares, in his view, can target income-focused investors, while common shares offer growth exposure to Bitcoin's upside.
Strive and Strategy Build the Digital Credit Stack
The cross-investment between the two firms underscores the emerging ecosystem. Strive announced the purchase of $50 million of Strategy's perpetual preferred stock, STRC. That holding now forms part of Strive's dividend reserve for its own preferred instrument, SATA.
Strive launched its Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock, ticker SATA, in November 2025. SATA carries a $100 par value and pays a variable annualized dividend of roughly 13%. The instrument has grown rapidly. Strive's SATA preferred shares recently traded enough volume to fund roughly 1,400 Bitcoin purchases worth $117 million, pushing total BTC holdings toward 25,000.
Strive has also moved to broaden access to the digital credit theme. On September 26, 2026, Strive launched the T-Strive Digital Credit Preferred Income ETF, which will invest at least 80% of its assets in preferred shares and related derivatives, initially targeting STRC and SATA preferred shares with equal weighting.
The broader argument Saylor is making is structural: that Bitcoin treasury companies are not simply Bitcoin holders but emerging issuers of a new class of capital market instrument. If global institutional and retail investors allocate even a fraction of their fixed income and equity portfolios toward Bitcoin-powered digital credit, the companies building that infrastructure early stand to benefit considerably.
Sources:
SIFMA 2026 Capital Markets Fact Book Key Findings
Strive Official Press Release: SATA Enhancements and STRC Purchase
Crypto Briefing: Strive Preferred Stock SATA Bitcoin Treasury
