Morning Edition · Friday, June 26, 2026
Strategy's $13 Billion Paper Loss and a Securities Suit Spotlight Bitcoin-Treasury Strain
The largest corporate bitcoin holder has an unrealized loss bigger than the market value of hundreds of tokens, as its stock falls and a lawsuit arrives during a broad selloff.
Strategy, the company formerly known as MicroStrategy and the largest corporate holder of bitcoin, is carrying a paper loss that CoinDesk reports exceeds $13 billion, larger than the market capitalizations of hundreds of prominent tokens co…
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Leveraged Bitcoin Treasury Vehicles Show Financing Strain
Over ~3-9 months, Bitcoin treasury companies face mounting financing stress as their funding instruments trade below par on dividend-coverage doubts, testing the sustainability of the debt/preferred-funded accumulation model.
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