Michael Saylor, co-founder and CEO of Microstrategy, put Bitcoin in the spotlight during an online exchange with Jeff Bezos on X. The Amazon founder made headlines after firmly rejecting claims that he was planning a wedding 600 million dollars with his fiancee Lauren Sánchez. next weekend in Aspen, Colorado.
From wedding whispers to Bitcoin rumors
Over the weekend, Jeff Bezos, one of the richest people in the world, dismissed the rumors as fiction and took issue with speculation surrounding his personal life. “All this is completely false; none of this is happening,” Bezos commented on X. “The old saying ‘don’t believe everything you read’ is even more true today than ever. Now lies can travel ALL over the world before the truth can put on its pants. So be careful and don’t be gullible.”
Bezos added:
It will be interesting to see if all the outlets that ‘covered’ and re-reported on this issue correct when it comes and goes and doesn’t happen.
A group of billionaires joined Jeff Bezos, including Tesla’s Elon Musk, who jokingly wished Bezos a future “epic wedding,” and Pershing Square CEO Bill Ackman, who dismissed the 600 wedding rumor million dollars as “not credible.” Then, in a twist, Michael Saylor, founder of Microstrategy, chimed in with an astute suggestion. “$600 million would buy a lot of bitcoin,” Saylor joked, taking the conversation in a different direction.
This development comes on the heels of a proposal from Amazon shareholders encouraging the company to diversify by allocating at least 5% of its assets to bitcoin (BTC), mirroring a similar pitch recently made to Microsoft. Saylor’s timely comment showed the continued push to integrate bitcoin into mainstream financial discussions, taking advantage of viral moments to highlight its investment potential. While Bezos ignored gossip about the wedding, Saylor took the opportunity to focus attention on the promise of bitcoin as an alternative asset.
