Strategy founder Michael Sailor has said that over the next decade, Bitcoin will change less at the base protocol level, while its role in the global financial system will expand substantially. In his view, the main driver of growth will be institutional capital flows - ETFs, corporate treasuries, sovereign reserves, and credit products - rather than the traditional four-year halving cycle. Bitcoin, according to Sailor, is intended for final payments and reserves, while consumer services will develop over the network or through institutional interfaces.

Seylor emphasized that the basic protocol would become even more conservative over time: any changes would require near-full consensus, and most innovation would shift to the level of wallets, cascading service providers, Lightning Network, and digital credit. He highlighted the key risks: compromise of protocol, excessive "paper" Bitcoin, caste-like centralization, regulatory pressure and market uncertainty of commissions after reducing the remuneration of miners.

Despite the risks, Sailor expects that by 2036 Bitcoin will become a more common reserve asset for private investors, corporations, banks, and sovereign states. He predicts that the first cryptocurrency will establish itself as a dominant collateral asset for digital lending and a basis for high-value settlements. "The job of Bitcoin is not to be everything. The job of Bitcoin is to be what remains unchanged," he summed up.

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