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Bitwise’s Matt Hougan said Strategy's STRC offer of high yields and low volatility was always a questionable fit for buying Bitcoin, as the cryptocurrency offers neither. Strategy’s era as the dominant Bitcoin buyer may have come to an end following last week’s STRC turmoil, which cast doubt on the company’s Bitcoin-buying strategy and sent the cryptocurrency to a nearly two-year low, according to Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan. “For years, Strategy has been the most dominant Bitcoin buyer in the world and a one-way source of Bitcoin demand. Those days are likely over,” Hougan said Thursday.  “I just expect it to be a less important figure in Bitcoin in the next cycle than it was in the last,” Hougan said, adding that investment banks, asset managers, pensions, endowments and sovereign wealth funds will likely replace Strategy as Bitcoin’s primary demand driver. Read more

Strategy’s new Bitcoin capital framework draws Wall Street backing from Benchmark with a $570 per share target even as traders question long-term demand risk. Michael Saylor’s Strategy won support from some Wall Street analysts after unveiling a new capital framework, but the changes also sparked debate over the company’s long-term Bitcoin strategy and sustainability. Benchmark Equity Research on Monday reiterated its Buy rating on Strategy’s Class A stock MSTR and maintained a 12-month price target of $570, according to a report reviewed by Cointelegraph. Strategy's common Class A stock, MSTR, rose 12.6% to about $92.70 on Monday, while its STRC preferred shares climbed 12.2% to around $83.70, according to TradingView and Yahoo Finance. Read more

Strategy's preferred stack and Bitcoin's price are facing two separate tests this week, and only one of them has been resolved. The company's Digital Credit Capital Framework centers on a $2.55 billion dollar-denominated reserve, a revised STRC dividend policy, $2 billion in combined buybacks, and a board-authorized BTC monetization program. MSTR rose roughly 6% in […] The post Bitcoin’s $60,000 test is not over after Strategy’s $2.5B STRC backstop appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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 […] The post Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin machine hits $8 billion cash wall as STRC crashes 25% below par appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Benchmark's Mark Palmer says the comparison misreads what STRC is — a dividend-paying share backed indirectly by bitcoin, not a peg waiting to break.

The analysts underscored that Strategy's Stretch (STRC) can't technically lose its “peg.”

STRC’s slide below par has emboldened critics, slowed Strategy’s Bitcoin buys and sparked debate over whether Michael Saylor’s BTC flywheel is still fine. Bitcoin (BTC) has fallen roughly 50% since Michael Saylor’s Strategy launched Stretch (STRC), its flagship Bitcoin-funding vehicle, in late July 2025. BTC/USD monthly chart. Source: TradingView Key takeaways: Read more

STRC, Strategy's perpetual preferred stock, traded as low as $82.61 on June 18 before recovering to $88.59, putting the security nearly 17% below its $100 stated amount at the intraday low. MSTR fell 3.4% to $112.53 during the same session, while Bitcoin traded near $62,730, down about 2.5%. Strategy designed STRC to hover around $100 […] The post STRC’s plunge puts Saylor’s Bitcoin dividend machine under pressure appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Options traders are building bearish positions around Strategy's (formerly MicroStrategy) flagship preferred STRC stock after the security fell to a record low, adding a new layer of pressure to one of Michael Saylor’s main funding tools for buying Bitcoin. Strategy’s Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock, known by the ticker STRC, closed Wednesday […] The post Strategy’s STRC draws bearish options bets as it falls to new all-time low appeared first on CryptoSlate.

“It appears traders are seeing the latest BTC acquisition as an unsustainable path for STRC,” said 10x Research’s Markus Thielen. Strategy’s perpetual preferred stock STRC fell near record lows on Tuesday as investors seemingly balked at the company’s latest Bitcoin acquisitions. Michael Saylor’s variable-rate perpetual “Stretch” Bitcoin yield product declined by 3.58% to $91.79 on Tuesday, 8.2% below its target value of $100. Markus Thielen, CEO of 10x Research, said the dip is linked to Strategy’s recent Bitcoin buying. “The market would rather see [Strategy] not acquiring more BTC and rather keep the cash for dividend payments,” Thielen told Cointelegraph. “It appears traders are seeing the latest BTC acquisition as an unsustainable path for STRC.” Read more

STRC has struggled to maintain its $100 target price, while Strategy's reduced cash reserves and dividend obligations are drawing increased investor attention.

Michael Saylor signaled another Bitcoin buy on Sunday while urging retail investors to vote on a proxy measure enabling semi-monthly STRC dividend payouts. Strategy chairman Michael Saylor on Sunday signaled the Bitcoin treasury company would be buying more of the cryptocurrency in the week ahead while also encouraging retailer shareholders to vote on a proxy measure enabling semi-monthly dividend payouts on the company’s STRC perpetual preferred stock. “Big Dot Energy” was Saylor's tweet late Sunday morning to accompany a bubble chart tracking Strategy’s BTC purchases over the past nearly six years. That chart, from Iceland-registered StrategyTracker.com, has been consistently posted by Saylor in the days ahead of a corporate purchase. Saylor's "Big Dot Energy" message on Sunday. Source: Michael Saylor on X.com Read more

Potential liquidity contractions in secondary markets and surging government bond yields could spell trouble for preferred perpetual stockholders. Investors are mispricing risk for perpetual preferred stocks, like Bitcoin treasury company Strategy’s Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock (STRC), according to Matt Dines, the chief investment officer of credit asset management company Build Markets. The corporate issuers of perpetual preferred stocks never have to repay holders their principal investment, and can just pay dividends indefinitely, without renegotiating the investment terms, Dines told the Truth for the Commoner (TFTC) media outlet. If holders want to cash out, they must sell the perpetuals on the secondary market to recover their principal, which leaves holders exposed to liquidity contraction and interest rate risks that exist forever because perpetuals lack a maturity date, he said. He added: Basic performance metrics for Strategy's STRC perpetual preferred stock. Source: Sayl...

Heavy trading volume ahead of the ex-dividend date pushed STRC to its busiest session on record.

Strategy has leaned on Stretch to fund Bitcoin buys over the past 12 months as funding through senior convertible notes and at-the-market equity offerings has tightened. Strategy’s perpetual preferred stock, STRC, the company’s primary vehicle for funding its Bitcoin purchases in 2026, hit a new daily trading volume record of $1.5 billion on Thursday. “All-time high volume. $1.53B of liquidity,” chairman Michael Saylor said, referring to Strategy’s Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock.  Stretch offers investors an 11.5% dividend without requiring the company to dilute common shares.  Read more

Strategy is approaching the $28 billion issuance limit on its STRC stock, but Delphi researchers pointed to other capital-raising mechanisms that may fuel its BTC accumulation. Strategy’s preferred stock funding engine could hit a key constraint within the next year, potentially slowing the company’s Bitcoin purchases unless it expands issuance capacity or leans more heavily on common-stock sales, according to Delphi Digital. Delphi said Strategy’s Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock, known as STRC, has become one of the company’s main Bitcoin-buying tools but has an authorized issuance cap of about $28.3 billion. If the cap is reached without an extension, Strategy’s Bitcoin accumulation could “slow or stop while the dividend obligation remains,” the report said. Read more

Bitcoin has been seeing recurring mid-month strength this year, and it is becoming harder to separate it from Strategy’s (formerly MicroStrategy) expanding preferred-stock machine. The funding channel is helping the company continue to buy the flagship digital asset while adding a growing layer of cost to its balance sheet. Research firm K33 has tied the […] The post Bitcoin keeps rallying mid-month – Is Saylor using Strategy’s STRC funding loop to pump BTC? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Strategy’s potential 3,127 BTC buy this week, alongside falling stablecoin dominance, suggests more capital may enter the Bitcoin market. Bitcoin (BTC) may reach $100,000 by June as Strategy’s renewed buying power and falling stablecoin dominance suggest liquidity is returning to crypto. Key takeaways: Strategy’s preferred stock, Stretch (STRC), has reclaimed its critical $100 par value, restoring one of the company’s funding mechanisms for Bitcoin purchases, data from STRC.LIVE shows. Read more

STRC’s volume weighted average price of $99.76 for April kept the dividend steady for a third consecutive month.

STRC's dropped below its $100 par value, indicating that Strategy will likely pause Bitcoin buying this week, which could help the bears pull price down to $70,000. Bitcoin (BTC) rose 2.66% to around $75,800 on Monday after Strategy disclosed a $2.54 billion purchase, the company’s third biggest ever, and equivalent to about 2.5 months of new BTC supply. However, several indicators suggest the rally may fizzle out. Key takeaways: Read more