Saylor Proposes Five Digital Asset Rights

Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy, has proposed a five-part framework of digital-asset rights for individuals and companies, arguing that broader access to capital and financial services will be important as artificial intelligence changes the economy. In an essay posted on X, Saylor outlined freedoms to create and issue digital assets, hold them directly or through a chosen custodian, transfer them, and use them to spend, invest, earn income or borrow. He said the rights should apply to both people and businesses. The proposal is an argument for how the market and rules should be structured; the reports do not establish that regulators or lawmakers have adopted it. Saylor linked the framework to business financing, saying the ambition should be to enable 10 million new companies to raise capital. He argued that AI could increase production while also changing jobs and making some products obsolete, creating a need for new businesses and more adaptable funding. The essay did not provide a detailed policy roadmap or a timeframe for reaching that goal. He also called for banks to be allowed to custody Bitcoin for customers and lend against it under workable rules.