Michael Saylor's Strategy continued to offload Bitcoin and common stock last week to bolster its cash reserves.
On Monday, Strategy reported that for the seven days ending August 9, it sold $108.6 million worth of Bitcoin and divested 6.6 million shares of common stock, generating approximately $653 million. Concurrently, the company repurchased $108.6 million of its Stretch preferred shares.
As of Monday's intraday trading on U.S. markets, Strategy common stock was down 1.05%.
Currently, Strategy holds approximately $58 billion in Bitcoin, making it the largest corporate holder of the cryptocurrency globally.
Saylor stated on social media that Strategy increased its dollar reserves by $650 million and repurchased $109 million of STRC preferred shares. This extended the company's "USD duration" by 143 days to 2.7 years, while the Bitcoin credit spread on STRC narrowed by 10 basis points.
As of August 9, Strategy held $4.65 billion in dollar reserves.
Strategy gained prominence through its years-long strategy of accumulating Bitcoin. However, as market concerns over its financing model intensified, Saylor shifted to a capital management approach in late May. To date, Strategy has sold approximately $432 million in Bitcoin.
Previously, to alleviate investor concerns about common stock dilution, Saylor attempted to make the issuance of STRC preferred shares the company's primary funding channel.
However, since early May, STRC has traded below its $100 par value, and issuing such securities is only profitable when the share price exceeds that level. Currently, STRC is trading around $95.
In the past, Saylor urged investors to buy Bitcoin "almost at any cost."
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