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Board Economics
Re: MicroStrategy Buys $250M in Bitcoin, Calling the Crypto ‘Superior to Cash’
by
The Sceptical Chymist
on 22/07/2025, 17:30:17 UTC
Basically it is a product that is going to pay dividends on a monthly basis, so I am sure it will slowly eat into the market for REITs, savings accounts and other products that usually pay crap interest compared to the 10% per annum it is going to pay initially<snip>

Serious question here:  REITs have some of the highest dividend yields out there, compared to the average non-real estate corporations that are publicly traded.  Are we thinking about different things here or what? 

And wow, I'm amazed that so many companies are adopting the crypto-treasury model, whether it be bitcoin or litecoin or whatever.  When I look at KindlyMD or Semler Scientific, I'm left scratching my head wondering what their real motivations are behind getting into bitcoin.  My first thought is that they've seen the success MSTR has had and are attempting to replicate it--and I think that's the most likely scenario; my second thought is that they mean what they say on their websites...but I have a hard time believing that.

I'm still sitting on the sidelines watching all of this, waiting to see how it plays out in a year, five years (if this mania lasts that long).