MicroStrategy executives are on the hunt for blockchain experts who could help the publicly traded firm build a suite of bitcoin data services.
Exactly what those services might be, when they would come online and how they would be monetized are still open questions. But in a Nov. 16 conference call, Chief Executive Michael Saylor, who spearheaded MicroStrategyâs nine-figure bitcoin allocations this summer, told investors his firm is eager to âleverageâ its business intelligence experience in the bitcoin data space.
âThereâs an entire exploding universe of intelligence opportunities all wrapped around this kind of unique bitcoin intelligence coming off the blockchain,â he said. âAnd weâll explore it all.â
As first reported by The Block, the comments mark a potential expansion by one of the single largest participants in bitcoinâs current bull run: from pure bitcoin investor (and node runner) to a firm also in the business of bitcoin.
To be sure, âwe donât have any one thing that weâre sure makes sense to commercialize yet,â Saylor told investors.
But the company is putting feelers out for new hires nonetheless.
âWeâre actively looking to source and recruit some talented folk that have expertise in blockchain that would like to join us on this journey,â said Chief Technology Officer Tim Lang.Â