Morning Edition · Saturday, August 1, 2026Published at 1:29 AM EDT · New York
Strategy Posts $8.2 Billion Loss and Says It Will Keep Selling Bitcoin
The largest corporate bitcoin holder will no longer direct all new capital into purchases, a shift for the debt-funded accumulation model.
Strategy, the company formerly known as MicroStrategy and the largest corporate holder of bitcoin, reported a quarterly loss of about $8.2 billion as the bitcoin price fell, Bitcoin Magazine reported. The loss reflects a mark-to-market decl…
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