Strategy remains the largest public corporate Bitcoin holder, yet the market is now watching mNAV and funding conditions more closely.
Cathie Wood's ARK Invest bought roughly $77 million of crypto stocks in June, adding $44 million of Coinbase (COIN), $25.25 million of Circle (CRCL), and $8.2 million of Bullish (BLSH) during Bitcoin's worst month in four years, according to ARK's daily trade disclosures. The purchases extend a thesis both Wood and other funds have held […]
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Michael Saylor’s Strategy has calmed the immediate panic around its preferred-stock complex, but the company’s latest overhaul points to a more complicated phase for one of Bitcoin’s most visible corporate buyers. Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy, announced a new capital-management framework this week after STRC, its flagship preferred stock, fell to a low of $71.25 […]
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Strategy introduced "avoidable two-way risk" into crypto markets with its recent bitcoin sale policy, according to JPMorgan analysts.
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says Strategy's STRC selloff reflects the kind of "end-of-cycle" deleveraging that precedes a bitcoin market bottom.
FBI Director Kash Patel disclosed a six-figure Strategy stock purchase months after execution in a delayed federal ethics filing.
Bitcoin is entering the second half of the year with its support system, which powered its last rally, under pressure. Data from CryptoSlate shows that the largest digital asset has fallen about 33% this year and more than 50% from its October record high above $126,000, trading near its weakest level since September 2024 at […]
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TD Cowen cut its Strategy price target to $260 from $400 on a lower bitcoin forecast, while calling its new capital framework "constructive."
Benchmark reiterated its Buy rating and $570 target on Strategy, citing its new active two-way capital management framework.
Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) shares rose Monday after the Bitcoin holder moved to reassure investors that it can meet its preferred stock obligations, authorizing up to $2 billion in buybacks and opening the door to Bitcoin sales that could fund dividends, interest payments, and repurchases. The company, led by Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, announced a new […]
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Strategy outlined a new capital framework as bitcoin steadied after last week's sharp MSTR and STRC selloff.
Strategy approved a digital credit capital framework that could allow up to $1.25 billion in Bitcoin sales for active capital management.
On June 22, Strategy sold $335.5 million of its own common stock, set aside roughly $300 million of it in cash to bring its reserve up to $1.4 billion, and bought a total of 520 Bitcoin with what was left. So the company that wrote the entire corporate Bitcoin playbook spent the bulk of a […]
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Strategy's total holdings remain at 847,363 BTC and account for more than 4% of the 21 million bitcoin supply cap — worth around $51 billion.
Its 7,696 BTC reserve now has to remain legible through a drawdown, wallet scrutiny, and program conditions.
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Strategy, the Bitcoin treasury and enterprise software company formerly known as MicroStrategy, has spent years turning public markets into a funding engine for Bitcoin purchases. That model helped make the company the world’s largest corporate holder of the digital asset. Now, the securities used to power that strategy are flashing stress. The pressure is centered […]
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Strategy's STRC briefly fell to a record low of $71.40 on Friday, leaving the preferred shares about 25% below par.
Regulated securities rails could give BTC treasury firms a new engine, if product demand and mNAV math hold up.
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Strategy’s Bitcoin holdings have fallen roughly $12 billion below their purchase cost, placing the company’s capital-raising model under its sharpest pressure since it accelerated its Bitcoin treasury strategy. The company held 847,363 Bitcoin as of June 21, acquired for an aggregate $64.1 billion at an average price of $75,651. With the top crypto recently trading […]
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For the past year, Strategy has been issuing and tapping preferred securities like STRC to raise capital for additional bitcoin purchases.
The MOU points to mined-BTC revenue, but the real test is power cost, uptime, and coin retention.
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Strategy (formerly known as MicroStrategy) is discovering that strengthening one part of its increasingly complex balance sheet can expose weaknesses elsewhere. The Bitcoin treasury company spent $1.5 billion in May repurchasing convertible notes, reducing its debt but also draining cash that investors viewed as a backstop for its preferred-stock dividends. Weeks later, its Variable Rate […]
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Exchange inflows, ETF outflows, and long liquidations collided before buyers could stabilize the market.
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Michael Saylor's Strategy should pause bitcoin purchases and focus on rebuilding its cash reserves, said CryptoQuant.
Nakamoto closed its healthcare clinics on June 19, completing a merger-linked wind-down as it pivots fully to bitcoin operations.
Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) raised $335.5 million by selling common stock last week, then placed almost 90% of the proceeds into cash rather than Bitcoin as the company moved to shore up the preferred securities financing its cryptocurrency purchases. The company sold about 2.71 million MSTR shares between June 15 and June 21 and added $300 […]
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