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Michael Saylor’s 21 Ways to Wealth — (And the One He Forgot)

The Sazmining Team

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Michael Saylor lit up the stage at BTC 2025 with a powerhouse keynote titled “21 Ways to Wealth.” It was packed with wisdom, conviction, and poetic fire—the kind of speech only Saylor could deliver.

He laid out a clear vision of how to build lasting, generational wealth in the age of Bitcoin.
From the first rule—clarity—to the final one—cooperation—his message was deeply resonant:

Bitcoin is perfect capital. Programmable capital. Incorruptible capital.
Understand it, and you can build your entire life around it.

But for all the insight in those 21 rules, there was one thing missing—
the source of that capital.

🚨 The Missing Rule: Mine Your Bitcoin

Saylor gave us 21 ways to protect, multiply, and share our wealth.

But he never addressed how to acquire it in the most sovereign way possible: by mining it yourself!

At a time when governments are passing laws to seize idle BTC off exchanges or ban possession, and Wall Street is loading up on ETF allocations, the omission was noticeable—and costly.

So we’re adding it back in:

Rule #22: Mine Your Bitcoin.

Let’s talk about why that matters.

⚡ Mining and Saylor’s Rules—A Perfect Match

Saylor’s speech wasn’t just about money—it was about mindset.

Here’s how mining elevates some of his most powerful principles:

1. Clarity

“Clarity comes the moment you realize Bitcoin is capital.”

Mining takes that clarity a step further.
It shows you the mechanics behind the money—the energy, the math, the reward.
It’s the most direct way to understand Bitcoin at the protocol level—and participate in it.

2. Conviction

“You must believe in what you're doing so deeply that you keep doing it when it's hard.”

Buying Bitcoin is passive.
Mining Bitcoin requires conviction.
It’s a long-term commitment to infrastructure, uptime, and the belief that self-sovereignty matters more than convenience.

3. Courage

“Courage is the ability to act in the presence of fear.”

There’s fear in the market.
Regulation is tightening. Custodians are being pressured.
The courageous act isn’t holding a spot ETF—it’s spinning up your own machine and earning BTC like a sovereign.

4. Control

(While not a headline rule, control is a throughline in Saylor’s philosophy.)

Mining gives you full-stack control:

You choose the hardware.
You choose the jurisdiction.
You control the wallet it gets sent to.

There is no cleaner supply chain for sovereign Bitcoin than mining.

5. Character

“Build your wealth by building your character.”

It takes discipline to mine.
To resist the dopamine of trading. To opt out of yield scams.
To plug in, stay steady, and accumulate over time.
Mining refines your character, just as much as it grows your Bitcoin balance.

🏛️ Saylor's Framework Is Strong—But Incomplete

Let’s be clear: Saylor’s 21 rules are brilliant.
They’re a gift to Bitcoiners everywhere.
But if you’re serious about generational wealth, you can’t ignore the foundation: acquisition.

And in today’s world, acquisition through mining is: