“Digital Energy.” That was the entire post by Michael Saylor, which arrived less than 24 hours after his company moved over $2.5 billion to Bitcoin. The strategy won a massive preferred stock offering -STRC Series A – for $2.5210 billion. All of these were quickly converted to 21,021 BTC with an average cost of $117,256 per coin.
It wasn’t a discount purchase. The market still trades far below that number, but the strategy is added to the mountain without flashing, pushing its total holdings up above 600,000 BTC.
The post didn’t mention purchases, didn’t refer to the market, did not explain what “digital energy” meant – that might have been the point.
Bitcoin is digital energy pic.twitter.com/vwnmzr4m9k
– Michael Saylor (@saylor) July 30, 2025
Interestingly, at the same time, Ethereum has strengthened its own position with its “digital oil” moniker.
Such labels once again gain traction as a bio of the capabilities of smart contracts, stubcoins and distributed systems that are similar to current infrastructure.
Bitcoin vs. Ethereum
With Ethereum pulling the proverbed blanket near the side of the bed and reconfiguring itself as an essential fuel rather than a speculative technique, Saylor’s post feels more like a soft counter than a coincidence. By reaffirming Bitcoin as “digital energy,” he is likely trying to establish his role as a fundamental economic layer. The static force behind movement and the preserved forces that underpin general systems.
The contrast is becoming more clear each week. While Ethereum embraces its usefulness and a programmable future, through Saylor, Bitcoin focuses on permanence and entity.
One has evolved into a platform. The other holds the ground as a base layer. The market may turn the story between, but Saylor is not. He made a bet – and he continues to double.
