Holding 4% of Global Bitcoin! Market Closely Watches MSTR's "Bitcoin Selling Logic", Stock Price Has Fallen 75% in a Year
MicroStrategy, the world's largest corporate holder of Bitcoin (approx. 4% of supply), faces mounting liquidity pressures, forcing a shift from its "never sell" pledge. The company recently sold 3,588 BTC for $216 million, its largest sale ever, to cover preferred stock dividends, marking a significant scaling up from a small, symbolic sale in May. This move underscores a fundamental challenge to its business model: using stock premium as "currency" to buy Bitcoin continuously. A key metric, mNAV (enterprise value vs. Bitcoin holdings), has fallen below 1, indicating the market values the company below its Bitcoin stash, eroding its core acquisition logic. With annual dividend obligations around $1.5 billion and software cash flow insufficient, MicroStrategy is caught in a mathematical bind. Its $2.55 billion cash buffer provides ~17 months of coverage, but if financing remains tight and mNAV stays depressed, the company may face pressure for larger Bitcoin sales, posing a potential systemic risk to the crypto market given its massive holdings.
华尔街日报07/07 00:25