MicroStrategy founder and CEO Michael Saylor said he convened industry leaders including Blockcap, Hut 8, Marathon Digital Holdings, and Riot Blockchain to discuss forming an organization that would establish reporting standards and ESG goals for mining. The companies did not immediately respond to a request for comment. "The miners have agreed to form the Bitcoin Mining Council to promote energy usage transparency & accelerate sustainability initiatives worldwide," Saylor said in a tweet. Bitcoin prices popped from about $38,000 to a peak of $39,600 after Musk's initial tweet, before sliding back down below $39,000. MicroStrategy holds roughly 21,000 bitcoin as part of its treasury reserve policy, which was worth roughly $2 billion in April, according to its first-quarter financial disclosures.