"Strategy is the JPMorgan of the crypto economy." I join
@KellyCNBC and
@TheDomino on
@CNBC today to discuss $MSTR and $BTC.
00:53 - Bitcoin’s bear cycle, macro headwinds, and how Strategy is navigating volatility through active capital management
02:05 - Legislative clarity as the catalyst for tokenization, stablecoins, bank adoption, and Bitcoin’s role as an inflation hedge
02:45 - Why Strategy is not a forced seller of $BTC, and why Bitcoin Per Share matters more than average cost
03:43 - Net Bitcoin accumulation: ~170,000 BTC added this year and 35x more bitcoin bought than sold
04:02 - Why Strategy sells bitcoin: funding dividends, buying back $STRC below par, and increasing Bitcoin Per Share
05:01 - Strategy’s Bitcoin scale: 842,138 BTC, over 4% of total supply, and the largest institutional Bitcoin position
05:36 - Balance sheet flexibility: $4B of USD reserves and multiple ways to fund dividend obligations
06:00 - The Clarity Act, executive rulemaking, and why regulatory decisions matter for the broader digital asset industry
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Watch the full recording of our Q2 2026 earnings call.
Prepared Remarks
00:00:00 - Welcome
00:01:20 - 843,775 BTC, 203,683 sats per share, $17B raised year to date, and Strategy’s position as the largest institutional holder of Bitcoin
00:03:27 - Q2 balance sheet: $49.7B of digital assets, $3.75B current USD reserve, lower debt, higher preferred equity, and strong stress-case coverage
00:08:57 - Bitcoin KPIs: 4.5% BTC Yield, 29,997 BTC Gain, and ~3.6x growth in Bitcoin per share since 2020
00:12:47 - Q2 execution: higher Bitcoin holdings, lower debt, larger USD reserves, stronger Bitcoin per share, and active capital management
00:15:03 - Strategy as a net buyer of Bitcoin and net issuer of Digital Credit: 48x more BTC bought than sold and 300x more Digital Credit issued than repurchased
00:18:47 - Returning $STRC to $99–$100 through USD reserves, Bitcoin monetization, repurchases, dividend management, and disciplined issuance
00:24:50 - Bitcoin liquidity: why Strategy’s bitcoin purchases and sales are not material to overall Bitcoin trading volume
00:33:03 - Bitcoin as Digital Capital: website metrics, the 200-week moving average, current headwinds, Bitcoin Dominance, banking adoption, and security coordination
00:44:08 - $STRC as flagship Digital Credit: liquidity, lower volatility, market depth, yield, investor base, path to par, and updated credit metrics
01:05:04 - Equity framework: hurdle rate, breakeven rate, floor rate, market skepticism, $MSTR outperformance, franchise advantages, and Strategy’s long-term ambition
Q&A
01:19:31 - Why Bitcoin-backed borrowing is not currently the preferred path to build USD reserves
01:23:11 - Why Strategy is consolidating around $STRC instead of creating more instruments or selling volatility
01:40:37 - Equitizing, repaying, or refinancing convertible debt
01:43:18 - Covered calls, cash-secured puts, Digital Credit, Bitcoin as money, and marketing products to the 99% outside Bitcoin
01:59:22 - USD reserve minimums and the path to $STRC trading at par
02:00:55 - Amplification, USD/BTC reserve mix, and countercyclical capital management
02:12:04 - Why Strategy does not intend to issue $STRC below par
02:20:34 - Lessons from 2022 and 2026, tokenized securities, Digital Money, and the June 26 dislocation
02:34:54 - Closing remarks
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