Gate launches a new podcast, the first episode of which features Michael Saylor discussing how digital capital is reshaping the world order.

In the first episode of Gate's new podcast, *GateCast: Zero to Takeoff*, Michael Saylor, Executive Chairman and Founder of Strategy, appears as the first guest. This key figure, who transitioned from a traditional tech entrepreneur to a Bitcoin "evangelist," delves into his unique perspective on Bitcoin and explains Strategy's strategic transformation into a Bitcoin reserve company. He believes that Strategy is, in a sense, acting as a "central bank for Bitcoin," continuously introducing traditional financial capital into the Bitcoin ecosystem by issuing Bitcoin-backed digital credit products pegged to the US dollar (such as STRC), thus building a channel between digital capital and traditional finance. Facing external criticism that his model is "financial engineering," Michael Saylor states bluntly, "This is financial engineering, and there's nothing to be ashamed of." He emphasizes that Strategy's core is not short-term leverage, but rather reshaping risk management in an engineered way: preferring to pay fixed costs long-term rather than letting the principal mature, in exchange for stronger long-term certainty. He calls Bitcoin "humanity's top asset" and "digital gold," and has led Strategy to become the world's largest publicly traded company holding Bitcoin. He stated that the world will be built on digital capital, represented by Bitcoin, and its operation will depend on digital credit. Going forward, each episode of the GateCast podcast will invite an industry leader to share their unique perspectives and valuable experiences, bringing viewers leading Web3 insights through face-to-face dialogue.