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Smaller Bitcoin treasury companies kept buying into last week’s pullback even as Strategy (NASDAQ: $MSTR) pau...

MSTR's Bitcoin holdings near $64B dwarf its software revenue base as capital raises and treasury growth take center stage.

Strategy used 61% of its dedicated cash buffer to repurchase $1.5 billion in convertible notes, leaving its Bitcoin stash untouched.

Strategy is getting its balance sheet in order as cryptocurrency prices struggle to get back to their 2025 highs. Strategy, the world’s largest corporate holder of Bitcoin paused its crypto purchases last week, opting instead to finalize the repurchase of $1.5 billion in convertible bonds due 2029. The company completed the buyback at a roughly 8% discount to par, using $1.38 billion in cash reserves.

Bloomberg report sparks concern over Strategy’s influence. Bitcoin holders are divided over Saylor’s role. Debate grows over whether Strategy actually moves Bitcoin’s price. Bitcoin’s reliance ...

Strategy spent $1.38 billion from its cash reserve to retire $1.5 billion in 2029 convertible debt at an 8% discount.

Crypto companies are trying to prove they can survive the next downturn by becoming infrastructure businesses instead of pure Bitcoin price bets. Evolving Crypto Industry In a CNBC documentary show, crypto reporter Tanaya Macheel said that after years of relying...

During Strategy's (NASDAQ: MSTR) Q1 2026 earnings call on May 5, Michael Saylor, the company's executive chairman, said something that shook crypto maximalists. "We will probably sell some Bitcoin to pay a dividend just to inoculate the market and send the message that we did it," Saylor ...

Strategy Inc. Executive Chairman Michael Saylor estimates Bitcoin would be trading between $40,000 and $50,000, without his company’s $62 billion buying campaign over the past five years. Strategy Spent $62 Billion Supporting The Bitcoin Network Saylor acknowledged that Bitcoin would...

The first Bitcoin treasury company has outperformed Bitcoin itself over the last five years.

Strategy Inc (NasdaqGS:MSTR) has paused its aggressive Bitcoin purchases to prioritize a major convertible bond repurchase. The company is buying back US$1.5b in convertible notes at a discount instead of adding to its Bitcoin position. This is the first significant pause in Strategy’s multi year Bitcoin acquisition program. The move reflects a new phase in Strategy’s capital management, including a larger role for yield generating US Treasuries. Strategy Inc has built its profile around...

Bitcoin's price has stayed fairly stable, despite several bearish moves. Bitcoin ETFs have seen a six-day losing streak. Figureheads are divided on Bitcoin's future price ...

Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ: $MSTR) broke from its usual bitcoin-buying rhythm this week, with Michael Saylor saying the ...

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor on Thursday appeared on CNBC to pitch his company’s preferred stock as a calmer way to ride Bitcoin, telling viewers the digital asset appears to be turning a corner. Saylor said Bitcoin topped out near...

In Bitcoin News today, Strategy has paused its BTC purchases this week to repurchase $1.5 billion in face value of its 0% convertible senior notes due 2029 for approximately $1.38 billion in cash. Michael Saylor confirmed it himself on X with a single line: “This week we bought bonds, not ...

With the share price 66% off its peak, investors who buy now would be making a highly contrarian bet.

Strategy has launched a new convertible bond offering worth more than $500M, and for the first time since Michael Saylor pivoted the company toward Bitcoin in 2020, the SEC filing lists “general corporate purposes” as the primary use of proceeds, with no explicit mandate to buy more Bitcoin. That single ...

Strategy repurchased $1.5B in convertible bonds instead of Bitcoin this week. Saylor says the BitVac is charging for the next round.

Strategy paused Bitcoin purchases for the first time in years and instead repurchased $1.5 billion of its own convertible bonds at a discount. The bond ...

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) pauses its Bitcoin purchase this week and decides to buy bonds, Michael Saylor confirms. This has sparked discussions among crypto and stock investors about whether it’s good or bad, as the company announced potential Bitcoin sales to purchase bonds. While MSTR stock tumbled more than 5% last week, Strategy still holds 843,738

Ran Neuner sat down with Scott Melker on The Wolf Of All Streets podcast and laid out a chart pattern that should make every Bitcoin bull pause. The episode title says it plainly: “Bitcoin To $40K? Saylor’s Big Bet Is Breaking.” The thesis hinges on a single uncomfortable observation about 2022 that most investors have ... The 2022 Bitcoin Pattern Is Back — and the Second Drop Was Worse Than the First

How did Michael Saylor's firm amass a record stash of Bitcoin? Here's a look back at how Strategy made such massive gains.

YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF (NYSEARCA:MSTY) sells investors on a single promise: harvest unusually rich option premiums on Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) shares and pay them out monthly. At a distribution rate that has ranged from roughly 60% to 100% annualized since launch, MSTY has become one of the most discussed single-stock income ETFs in the ... Covered-Call ETF MSTY Caps Your Gains While You Ride All the Losses

In recent weeks, Strategy Inc. has accelerated its Bitcoin accumulation to 843,738 BTC, funded largely through common and preferred stock offerings, while also moving to repurchase about US$1.50 billion of convertible notes. At the same time, executive chair Michael Saylor signaled a potential shift from the company’s long-held “never sell” stance by indicating that limited Bitcoin sales could be used to optimize BTC-per-share and support dividends, reframing how investors view Strategy’s...

BitMine could join the Russell 3000 Index while Saylor hints Strategy may sell some Bitcoin during 2026 ahead.

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Over the past six months, Strategy’s shares (currently trading at $165.50) have posted a disappointing 7.6% loss, well below the S&P 500’s 10.8% gain. This was partly driven by its softer quarterly results and might have investors contemplating their next move.

Schiff claims MSTR's $64B Bitcoin bet yields negative returns and says STRC is a Ponzi needing 30% annual BTC growth.

SharpLink Gaming and BitMine Immersion enter the index despite mixed earnings results as Ethereum trades down more than 4% in the past 24 hours.