MicroStrategy CEOMichael Saylor told CNBC on Tuesdaybitcoin is is the "perfect" asset forretirement plans.- Saylor made his comments as
Fidelity on Tuesday became the first major retirement company set to include bitcoin as an option for 401 (k) plans.
Michael Saylor, the billionaire founder of $4, said employees at the enterprise software firm will be able to add $4 to their retirement accounts through Fidelity Investments, which on Tuesday became the $4 set to offer the cryptocurrency as a savings vehicle.
"Bitcoin's digital property and that makes it the perfect asset for a retirement plan. It's less risky than bonds and stocks and commercial real estate and gold," $4 in a Tuesday interview. MicroStrategy is the largest publicly traded corporate holder of bitcoin, the highly volatile and world's most-traded cryptocurrency.
"A 401(k) plan is a pretty common thing for millions and millions of workers to use to save in order to protect their family interests. This is going to fill an important vacuum in the investment product market," he said.
Saylor in a Twitter message said $4 to give its employees access to bitcoin as part of its 401(k) program.
"There's been a lot of demand for this. They've been asking for it for quite a while. It's a technical challenge to offer 401(k) savings plan and Fidelity has overcome that challenge," he said.
MicroStrategy and its subsidiaries have spent $4 billion on bitcoin purchases. In April, it held 129,218 bitcoins bought at an average price of $30,700. The company's holding was valued at $4.9 billion on Tuesday with the digital currency trading at around $37,970.
Fidelity will include bitcoin investment into retirement accounts later this year. Customers will be able to put up to 20% of their savings into bitcoin, with other