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How Strategy Has Made STRC Less Fragile What's changed around STRC? Three things: a required year of cash runway for dividends and interest, reserves that can only go toward those payouts, and buybacks the market watched actually happen.
MARKETS: Michael @Saylor's @Strategy holds its $BTC stack at 845,050 this week while doubling its $STRC buyback program to $2B, repurchasing 1.81M shares at $97.36, below the $100 par value.
What Has Changed Around STRC STRC today is a different product from STRC at launch. Strategy now buys back STRC with MSTR proceeds instead of only buying Bitcoin, spent heavily doing it at the lows, and the asymmetry that spooked the market earlier has been addressed. We built Stretch through all of it and adapted the product with the lessons. @solsticemonk breaks down what changed and why it matters
Why Build Around STRC Why did Solstice build around STRC at all? @ben_solstice's answer: fundamentals. Bitcoin is the most known, most traded asset in crypto, and STRC is a way to hold yield tied to that world with the risk managed. strcUSX makes that accessible at scale, for a treasury or a wallet, inside Solana DeFi.
Why get liquidated on something that's already paying you? A loop or a perp is borrowing to hold more STRC. You pay to stay in, and you can get liquidated. With JR-strcUSX, you get more of STRC's cash yield than the stock pays, and you don't borrow anything. That's leveraged STRC without a funding fee or a liquidation price.
THE BLOCK: Strive bought 6,236 $BTC in Q2 and another 303 through Aug. 7 after retiring all outstanding debt. The company reported a $257.6 million quarterly net loss, with 94% attributable to the decline in the fair value of its bitcoin and STRC holdings. $ASST
JUST IN: Strategy Sells Another 1,690 BTC to Fund STRC Buybacks Strategy sold 1,690 BTC for $108.6 million between August 3 and August 9 at an average price of $64,262, with all proceeds used to repurchase STRC shares. The company also sold 6.59 million MSTR shares for $653.1 million, using $650 million to increase its U.S. dollar reserve to $4.65 billion. Strategy now holds 840,447 BTC acquired for $63.36 billion at an average price of $75,385.
MARKETS: $STRC surges 30%+ from its June low to $94 as @Strategy sells $BTC to fund dividends, repurchases $106M in preferred shares and builds its USD reserve to $4B
Breaking: Strategy Sells 1,638 BTC to Fund Preferred Dividends and STRC Buybacks Strategy sold 1,638 BTC for $104.7 million between July 27 and August 2 at an average price of $63,957. The company used roughly half of the proceeds to fund preferred-stock dividends and the remainder to repurchase STRC shares. Strategy also raised $290.6 million through MSTR share sales, repurchased $81.2 million of STRC and increased its U.S. dollar reserve to $4 billion. It continues to hold 842,138 BTC acquired for $63.51 billion at an average price of $75,419.
Grayscale Research believes @Strategy's Bitcoin $BTC sale last week may reduce financing risk and support Bitcoin price stability. The recent ~$216M sale boosted Dollar reserves to cover ~17 months of dividend payments. The rebound in $STRC suggests investors are responding positively to this decision. Read more on Strategy from @LowBeta on the Stack: https://www.grayscale.com/the-stack/shifts-by-strategy-reduce-bitcoin-tail-risks
THE BLOCK: CZ said he's tried multiple times to understand Strategy's $STRC and still can't fully grasp it, adding that some financial products are "too complex" and "over-engineered." His comments came on The Starting Block, The Block's new daily show.
Strategy announces a Digital Credit Capital Framework designed to strengthen Digital Credit, enhance liquidity, preserve long-term Bitcoin exposure, and support long-term value creation. $MSTR $STRC https://www.strategy.com/press/strategy-announces-digital-credit-capital-framework_06-29-2026
Ripple CEO: Michael Saylor's Bitcoin Strategy Has Hurt Crypto Market Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse criticized Strategy Chairman Michael Saylor's approach of using financial engineering to fund continued bitcoin purchases, saying long-term digital asset value should be driven by utility instead. He pointed to Strategy's STRC preferred shares trading about 25% below their $100 par value as evidence of a flawed strategy. STRC carries an 11.5% annual cumulative dividend and has been used by Strategy to raise capital for additional bitcoin purchases. Garlinghouse said the approach has hurt the broader crypto market, while adding that he remains bullish on bitcoin.
WuBlockchain Weekly: Ethereum Foundation Restructures, STRC Hits Record Low, BitMine Enters Russell 1000, Binance Faces MiCA Pressure, BoE Unveils Stablecoin Rules, and Chainlink Partners With 47 Banks on Cross-Border Payments.
Crypto sentiment is down, but Wall Street is still building. This week on Public Keys: • @thedacfp's @RicEdelman on the disconnect between sentiment and reality • @CryptoHayes' top trade • The $300T digital credit thesis with @Strive’s @PunterJeff • @OpheliaBSnyder on why tokenization may not be ready for prime time Full episode with @jennsanasie ↓ Timecodes: 00:00 Welcome to Public Keys 00:37 Strategy's STRC Crashes to a Record Low 01:04 Schwab and Cboe Enter Prediction Markets 01:45 Franklin Templeton Files For Bitcoin Dividend ETFs 02:30 Ric Edelman on Crypto's Great Disconnect 05:05 Will the CLARITY Act Pass? 06:08 Crypto Lobby vs. Banking Lobby Into the Midterms 08:48 Edelman's Bitcoin and Ethereum Outlook 12:34 10X: Arthur Hayes' Highest-Conviction Trade 14:07 Strive's Jeff Walton on Digital Credit's Worst Day 15:46 Inside the STRC and SATA Leverage Liquidation 20:43 The $300 Trillion Credit Market Opportunity 23:46 Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF Flows 24:48 BlackRock's Robbie Mitchnick on the BITA Launch 28:37 Ophelia Snyder on Tokenization's Reality Check 30:15 The Scale Problem in Tokenizing Capital Markets
Crypto sentiment is down, but Wall Street is still building. This week on Public Keys: • @thedacfp's @ricedelman on the disconnect between sentiment and reality • @CryptoHayes' top trade • The $300T digital credit thesis with @Strive's @PunterJeff • @OpheliaBSnyder on why tokenization may not be ready for prime time Full episode with @jennsanasie ↓ Timecodes: Welcome to Public Keys Strategy's STRC Crashes to a Record Low Schwab and Cboe Enter Prediction Markets Franklin Templeton Files For Bitcoin Dividend ETFs Ric Edelman on Crypto's Great Disconnect Will the CLARITY Act Pass? Crypto Lobby vs. Banking Lobby Into the Midterms Edelman's Bitcoin and Ethereum Outlook 10X: Arthur Hayes' Highest-Conviction Trade Strive's Jeff Walton on Digital Credit's Worst Day Inside the STRC and SATA Leverage Liquidation The $300 Trillion Credit Market Opportunity Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF Flows BlackRock's Robbie Mitchnick on the BITA Launch Ophelia Snyder on Tokenization's Reality Check The Scale Problem in Tokenizing Capital Markets
Crypto sentiment is down, but Wall Street is still building. This week on Public Keys: • @thedacfp's @ricedelman on the disconnect between sentiment and reality • @CryptoHayes ' top trade • The $300T digital credit thesis with @Strive's @PunterJeff • @OpheliaBSnyder on why tokenization may not be ready for prime time Full episode with @jennsanasie ↓ Timecodes: 00:00 Welcome to Public Keys 00:37 Strategy's STRC Crashes to a Record Low 01:04 Schwab and Cboe Enter Prediction Markets 01:45 Franklin Templeton Files For Bitcoin Dividend ETFs 02:30 Ric Edelman on Crypto's Great Disconnect 05:05 Will the CLARITY Act Pass? 06:08 Crypto Lobby vs. Banking Lobby Into the Midterms 08:48 Edelman's Bitcoin and Ethereum Outlook 12:34 10X: Arthur Hayes' Highest-Conviction Trade 14:07 Strive's Jeff Walton on Digital Credit's Worst Day 15:46 Inside the STRC and SATA Leverage Liquidation 20:43 The $300 Trillion Credit Market Opportunity 23:46 Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF Flows 24:48 BlackRock's Robbie Mitchnick on the BITA Launch 28:37 Ophelia Snyder on Tokenization's Reality Check 30:15 The Scale Problem in Tokenizing Capital Markets
Crypto News - 19 June 2026 Crypto Sentiment Hits Extreme Fear as Strategy Pressure Builds Crypto sentiment stayed deep in defensive territory on June 19, with the Alternative.me Fear & Greed Index at 14, down from 15 yesterday but slightly above last week’s 12. The reading remains firmly in Extreme Fear, while last month’s 27 still showed ordinary fear, underscoring how quickly confidence faded through June. The attached ETF tables also show pressure on regulated flows, with bitcoin products losing $227.5M and ether products losing $10.0M across the reporting window. For Metal Pay users, the takeaway is that markets are still liquid, but risk appetite remains selective and cautious. U.S. Agencies Push Stablecoin ID Rules U.S. regulators advanced another GENIUS Act implementation step on June 18, with FinCEN, the Fed, OCC, FDIC and NCUA proposing customer identification rules for permitted payment stablecoin issuers. The proposal would treat those issuers more like financial institutions under the Bank Secrecy Act, requiring effective programs to verify customers, keep records and screen against government lists. The proposal is open for a 60-day comment period and raises questions about whether requirements should extend into secondary-market stablecoin activity. The development matters because stablecoins are moving deeper into banking, payments and compliance infrastructure. Strategy’s STRC Slump Tests the Bitcoin Treasury Trade Strategy’s preferred stock STRC became one of the week’s most closely watched crypto market stress points after falling below its $100 par value, weakening a key funding channel the company has used to raise capital for bitcoin purchases. CoinDesk reported that STRC hit a record low near $89, prompting Strategy to pause new issuance through its at-the-market program because selling below par would be inefficient. The pressure follows earlier scrutiny after Strategy sold a small amount of bitcoin to help fund preferred dividends, challenging the market’s confidence in its treasury structure. For crypto investors, the story matters because Strategy has been one of bitcoin’s most visible institutional buyers, and any reduction in its buying power can weigh on sentiment during already defensive market conditions. Bitcoin ETF flows opened with a $64.8M net outflow on Monday, as IBIT’s $66.4M inflow and smaller gains at MSBT and BTC were outweighed by GBTC’s $124.0M outflow. Tuesday reversed to a $10.2M inflow, with IBIT, FBTC, BTC and MSBT positive while GBTC remained the main drag. Thursday was the weakest session, with $90.7M exiting after IBIT lost $96.7M and HODL lost $4.4M, partly offset by MSBT’s $10.4M inflow; Wednesday was also negative at $82.2M. Overall, spot bitcoin ETFs ended the shortened reporting window with a $227.5M net outflow, showing institutional demand remained defensive. Ethereum ETF flows opened with a $22.5M net inflow on Monday, led by ETHA at $17.6M with smaller contributions from ETHE and ETH. Tuesday stayed positive at $9.6M, as ETHA added $17.3M but FETH, ETHW and ETH saw outflows. Wednesday was the weakest session, with $29.3M exiting across ETHA, FETH, ETHW, TETH, ETHV, ETHE and ETH; Thursday added another $12.8M outflow entirely from ETHA. Overall, spot ether ETFs finished with a modest $10.0M weekly outflow, as early ETHA demand was not enough to offset the midweek reversal. Hedera led the Metal Pay watchlist this week with a 2.9% gain, followed by Litecoin at 2.3%, Solana at 2.2% and Ethereum at 1.9%. The group shows a defensive but not fully risk-off market: a few large-cap networks managed to hold green while XRP, XPR Network and Bitcoin were only modestly lower. Weakness was more visible further down the list, with Metal Blockchain, Dogecoin and Cardano seeing the largest 7-day declines as broader crypto sentiment stayed in Extreme Fear.
'Most difficult day in the history of digital credit': Strive CEO says leverage liquidation drove STRC and SATA selloff https://t.co/mbuO2ijCvd
NEW: Strategy's $STRC has plunged to a record low of $85.32 as Bitcoin falls below $63,000. @btcjvs reports
More $STRC yield coins on Pendle @BNBCHAIN 🪐 Introducing new @saturn_credit markets on BNB Chain: • USDat (Aug 2026) • sUSDat (Aug 2026) With this, we're opening up $STRC yield to a whole new ecosystem of user, allowing them to fix or speculate on that yield
Michael Saylor: Stretch Is The Biggest Preffered Stock in The World On May 6, 2026, at Consensus 2026 Miami, Michael Saylor @saylor announced that Stretch (STRC) is now the world’s largest and most liquid preferred stock, with $8.5 billion in AUM. Saylor noted that while Bitcoin dropped 37% over the past six months, STRC credit investors held par and earned a 64% dividend yield.
MARKETS: @Strategy's $STRC logs a record $1.53B in trading volume, more than 4x its 30-day average, funding a purchase of 11,707 $BTC. @saylor sat down with @btcjvs to explain how $STRC works and why it's become one of the most powerful $BTC accumulation tools in the market.
Michael Saylor: MSTR Is Amplified Bitcoin; STRC Is Bitcoin Credit On May 6, 2026, at Consensus 2026 Miami, Michael Saylor @saylor , founder and Executive Chairman of Strategy, described Bitcoin as a "30-40% volatility rollercoaster." Noting that investors prefer stable compounding over drawdowns, he explained that STRC "carves out" the first 11% of that volatility into credit-like yields. The remaining volatility is funneled into equity, positioning MSTR as a high-octane Bitcoin amplifier.
JUST IN: @saylor sits down with CoinDesk's @btcjvs to discuss being the world’s largest Bitcoin buyer with $62B purchased and describe the convergence of TradFi and DeFi via their digital credit product Stretch (STRC), which has rapidly grown and helps fund Bitcoin accumulation. Here is the full conversation: 00:00 Biggest Bitcoin Buyer 00:12 Consensus Miami Buzz 01:12 Earnings Call Breakdown 03:01 Retiring Convertible Bonds 05:07 Yield First Decisions 08:25 Funding Dividends Options 09:29 Selling Bitcoin Impact 11:40 Buying the Top Critique 15:40 Transparency Not Trading 18:32 Tax Loss Harvesting Choices 22:15 Balancing Equity Credit BTC 25:55 Bear Market Stretch Engine 27:25 Europe Stream Lessons 30:46 UK Regulation Arbitrage 33:34 Stretch Dividends Timing 35:08 Macro Panic Explained 36:08 Monthly Issuance Whiplash 38:20 Why Stretch Trades Near Par 40:21 Growth Over Lower Rates 45:15 Sharpe Ratio Vision 46:44 Liquidity Drives Adoption 50:21 Credit Rating Not Required 54:44 DeFi Yield Coin Boom 55:59 Leverage Risk And Stress Tests 59:46 Perpetual Design Anti Bank Run 01:02:23 Let Traders Provide Liquidity 01:06:23 Institutional Views And Catalysts 01:11:50 Lindy Effect And Closing Thoughts
This week in the PancakeSwap ecosystem 🥞 → STRCon now live. Trade tokenized Stretch ($STRC) on @BNBCHAIN with zero fees, powered by @OndoFinance → apxUSD & apyUSD (tokenized $STRC) now live on @ethereum. Swap or add liquidity with @apyx_fi → IRL community meetup in Jakarta with @baseindo, happening today → PancakeSwap liquidity now powers Venus Trade, @VenusProtocol's new relative performance trading on @BNBCHAIN → New incentivized wnUSDC/wnWMON & wnUSDC/wnshMON pools on @monad with @0xFastLane & @Neverland_Money → New Syrup Pool: stake CAKE, earn $NANA with @Nanovita_Labs → 18 new incentivized farms now live on @monad, with @tethergold hitting ATH in TVL → Weekly CAKE Stats — 587k burned, net emission -435k
BITCOIN BACK ABOVE STRATEGY'S AVERAGE PURCHASE PRICE OF $75,577 AS $STRC GAINS TRACTION
MARKETS: @Strategy's $STRC recorded $1.16B in trading volume Monday, more than 4x its 30-day average. The surge funded an estimated 7,800 $BTC purchase, the largest single-day addition since the preferred stock's debut. Tuesday could be even bigger, with the ex-dividend date on Wednesday typically driving the highest volume.
Introducing @saturn_credit, Pendle's latest RWA listing: 🪐 USDat (27 Aug 2026) 🪐 sUSDat(27 Aug 2026) Saturn packages @Strategy's STRC dividend yield into a stablecoin. With Pendle, users can now fix that yield or take a directional view on where STRC-backed rates are heading
NEW: Strategy CEO Phong Le says $STRC is the firm’s “iPhone moment.” @phongle adds that $STRC has generated $5B in revenue in just 7 months, faster than almost any major launch, including the Apple iPhone.
According to BitcoinTreasuries, public companies added over 47k BTC in March 2026, with Strategy contributing 44.4k BTC (94%), including a 22.3k BTC weekly purchase funded via STRC and MSTR ATM sales. Nine companies sold about 22k BTC, reducing net additions to ~25k BTC. Excluding Strategy, ~15 firms added ~3k BTC. Notable changes: American Bitcoin +0.96k, Strive +0.50k, Procap BTC +0.45k, DDC Enterprise +0.27k; MARA Holdings -15.1k, Exodus Movement -1.08k. GameStop pledged 4.7k BTC, cutting holdings to 1 BTC. https://x.com/BTCtreasuries/status/2039279329994228141?s=20
BREAKING: STRATEGY ANNOUNCES NEW $21B STRC ATM PROGRAM AND $21B MSTR ATM PROGRAM https://t.co/iH64y5R2Br
Strategy announces new $21 Billion $STRC ATM Program and new $21 Billion $MSTR ATM Program. https://www.strategy.com/press/strategy-announces-21-billion-strc-atm-program-and-21-billion-mstr-atm-program_03-23-2026
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