Why I Chose Bitcoin Strategy Investing Over Owning Bitcoin Directly
- Silivere Bakomeza
- Jul 29
- 4 min read
Bitcoin Was My First Love but MSTR Became My Strategy
Let’s be clear from the start.
I believe in Bitcoin. I trust its code. I respect its mission. I admire what it represents, a decentralized system that gives people back control.
But when it came time to decide where I would commit my real money, not a trade, not a trend, but a daily investment. I chose Strategy (MSTR) instead.
This is not about picking sides.
It is about choosing structure over chaos. Discipline over opinion. Wealth over distraction.
Here is how I made the switch and why that one decision changed everything about how I build wealth.
I Used to Stack Bitcoin. Now I Stack Shares.
Like most early crypto believers, I started by buying Bitcoin directly.
Twenty dollars here. Fifty there. A few buys on dips. A few buys at tops.
It felt exciting. It also felt fragile.
Then I discovered MicroStrategy.
Not just as a company, but as a signal. A corporate machine that converts cash into Bitcoin conviction and does it with a public float anyone can buy into.
I saw something different. I saw a container for my belief.
So I made the shift.
Now I invest fifty dollars into MicroStrategy every weekday.
No stress. No timing. No guessing.
Just execution and consistency for the next twenty years.
Five Reasons I Would Rather Own MicroStrategy Than Bitcoin
(Even Though I Still Trust Both)
MicroStrategy Gives Me Bitcoin Exposure with Scarcity
MicroStrategy is not a tech company anymore.
It is a Bitcoin strategy engine.
Every share I buy represents a leveraged slice of Bitcoin.
But it also gives me something Bitcoin does not. Public scarcity.
Only a small number of shares are available to regular investors.
That means every share I own is a bigger claim on Bitcoin.
I am not just stacking a coin.
I am stacking access to a structure built for long-term conviction.
In bull markets, that structure compounds gains.
In downturns, it gives me more to accumulate.
I Can Track and Automate It with Zero Headaches
Bitcoin is beautiful.
But it comes with tax headaches and manual tracking nightmares.
It is treated like property. Every move is a taxable event.
That adds friction. Friction kills consistency.
MicroStrategy simplifies everything.
I buy it like a stock.
I automate it through Robinhood.
I let time and automation do the rest.
Every share is reported.
Every capital gain fits a clean framework.
No spreadsheets. No token transfers. No blockchain stress.
It is still Bitcoin. But smoother.
One Share at a Time Turns Belief into Proof
Crypto journeys are hard to document.
You do not share your seed phrase. You do not share your wallet.
But with MicroStrategy, every buy is a receipt.
Every update is a milestone.
Every week is proof that you are not a tourist.
That is why I started BakoInvest.
To show what a long-term strategy looks like in public without shortcuts or hype.
I update every Saturday. I show my real position. I celebrate share milestones.
This is not a content game. It is a conviction journey.
I Trust the CEO More Than I Trust My Emotions
Michael Saylor did not just believe in Bitcoin.
He redesigned his entire company around it.
He raised money to buy more Bitcoin during downtrends.
He never sold a single coin.
He does not blink.
I mirror that conviction with mine.
I am not smarter than the market.
But I can be more consistent than most investors.
And that is where real wealth is built.
If Saylor can hold the line with billions on the table,
I can show up with fifty dollars a day and hold my own line.
Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) Moves with More Speed and More Upside
Bitcoin is strong.
But it is slower now. More stable. Less explosive.
MicroStrategy still moves like an animal.
It reacts to news. It amplifies Bitcoin. It compounds momentum.
In bull runs, it often outperforms Bitcoin.
In bear cycles, it gives me better prices to stack.
I do not need stability.
I need leverage with discipline.
And that is exactly what MicroStrategy gives me.
Volatility is not the enemy when you are consistent.
Why I Made This Shift
Bitcoin gave me the mindset.
MicroStrategy gave me the system.
Bitcoin taught me decentralization, scarcity, and independence.
MicroStrategy gave me clarity, automation, and proof of work.
One is the mission. The other is the method.
I do not need to choose one or the other.
But I do need to choose how I will commit for the next twenty years.
And for that, Strategy (MSTR) wins.
Want to Start Your Own Long-Term Bitcoin Strategy?
You can copy my structure or build your own. But either way, pick something you can automate, track, and stick to for years.
My Tools:
Robinhood – Where I automate my MicroStrategy buys
Webull – For charting and long-term tracking
Coinbase – Best for beginners buying Bitcoin directly
Crypto.com – Clean mobile experience for BTC automation
Acorns – Good for beginners who want to automate everything
This Is Not About Picking Sides. It Is About Picking a System.
You can believe in Bitcoin and still use better infrastructure to hold it.
You can support decentralization without doing everything manually.
You can love crypto and still build wealth like a long-term investor.
That is what Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) represents to me.
It is not about trading.
It is not about noise.
It is about showing up every single day with clarity, consistency, and conviction.
And no matter where Bitcoin goes from here, I know exactly how I will follow it.
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Final Word
Bitcoin changed my mindset.
MicroStrategy changed my behavior.
And behavior builds wealth.
Every share I own is a signal. A receipt. A timestamp of who I chose to become.
Not someone who waits. Not someone who watches.
Someone who builds.
One share at a time.
Written by Silivere Bakomeza
Founder of BakoInvest dot com
Publicly building conviction-based wealth for twenty years straight
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