Grayscale&#8217;s head of research says Strategy&#8217;s leveraged business model has come 
under pressure, and that pressure could make it harder for the company to keep 
adding Bitcoin to its holdings. Related Reading: Bitmine Seeks $300M Raise To 
Accelerate Ethereum Accumulation Strategy A Dividend Problem Taking Shape Zach 
Pandl made the assessment Thursday after Strategy sold 32 Bitcoin — a tiny 
slice of its 843,706 BTC stockpile — triggering a wave of selling that has 
knocked Bitcoin down 16% since the transaction. Strategy also offloaded $128 
million in shares, and its stock has dropped nearly 13% to a two-month low of 
$126. At the center of the concern is STRC, a variable-rate preferred equity 
instrument that Strategy designed to trade at $100 per share and pay an 11.5% 
dividend. It is now trading around $95 — below the target price — a sign that 
investors are demanding a higher return than the instrument currently offers. 
If Strategy responds by raising the dividend to pull STRC back to par, cash 
obligations grow. Higher cash obligations could push the company toward 
selling more Bitcoin. More Bitcoin sales could weigh further on prices. Pandl 
put it plainly: Strategy&#8217;s levered model is under pressure, and that has 
increased volatility for the Bitcoin market as a whole. What Saylor&#8217;s First 
Sale Changed Until this week, Strategy had operated under a strict buy-and- 
hold approach, treating Bitcoin accumulation as a one-way strategy. The sale 
of 32 BTC — however small — broke that pattern and shook confidence among 
investors who had built a bullish thesis around the assumption that Saylor 
would never sell. Augustine Fan, a partner at crypto software firm SignalPlus, 
said markets are blaming the sales and STRC&#8217;s discount for driving the latest 
downturn, but added that even committed supporters are finding fewer reasons 
to stay structurally bullish. All eyes, Fan said, are on how Saylor manages 
liquidity by balancing STRC dividend payments against Bitcoin holdings. 
Related Reading: Bitcoin Faces Pressure As Investors Rotate Capital Into AI 
Buildout: Saylor A Healthier Market Without The Concentration Grayscale&#8217;s 
Pandl sees a broader upside to a potential shift away from concentrated, 
leveraged BTC holdings. Less Bitcoin sitting on the balance sheets of highly 
indebted companies, and more spread across diversified corporate holders, 
would benefit the Bitcoin ecosystem over the long run, he argued. Featured 
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Network, as global stablecoin issuance has surpassed $300 billion, according 
to S&amp;P Global Ratings. According to a joint announcement from Visa, Brale, and 
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XRP is testing support near $1.09 as persistent selling pressure keeps the 
token pinned near recent lows. Weak momentum and bearish technical signals 
continue to favor the downside. XRP Downtrend Deepens as Sellers Keep Control 
At 10:14 a.m. ET on June 5, XRP was trading at $1.110, near its recent low of 
$1.091, after extending […]

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