Strategy builds $4.75 billion cash cushion as only bitcoin isn’t enough for investors

Strategy builds $4.75 billion cash cushion as only bitcoin isn’t enough for investors

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Strategy builds $4.75 billion cash cushion as only bitcoin isn’t enough for investors

Strategy is holding billions in cash after learning that traditional investors don’t necessarily view its massive bitcoin reserves as a substitute for dollars.

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Strategy CEO Phong Le said the company has adjusted its approach after discovering that preferred stock investors put a premium on cash liquidity.

Strategy now holds $4.75 billion in cash, providing about 2.7 years of dividend coverage, Le said in an interview on CoinDesk’s Public Keys with Jennifer Sanasie.

Le said he initially assumed investors would value bitcoin highly because it is liquid and has appreciated significantly over time.

But institutions and investors putting shorter-term money into Strategy’s products “value cash more,” he said.

The context:

The cash cushion is part of Strategy’s push to evolve beyond simply buying and holding bitcoin into a broader digital credit business.

Strategy has developed preferred-stock products such as STRC for investors seeking bitcoin-linked returns with less volatility.

Le described a spectrum ranging from investors seeking amplified bitcoin returns to those looking for lower-volatility yields closer to traditional credit or money-market products.

“Would I rather hold Bitcoin? Perhaps,” Le said. But making Strategy’s preferred products work ultimately supports MSTR and its bitcoin strategy, he argued.

Reading between lines:

Le is pitching Strategy as a financial platform built around bitcoin rather than merely a leveraged bitcoin proxy.

“We wanna be the JP Morgan of digital finance,” Le said.

He compared Strategy’s ambitions to Apple’s iPhone, envisioning an ecosystem where other companies develop financial products on top of Strategy’s offerings.

Le said DeFi could expand that ecosystem by creating additional risk and return profiles from Strategy’s products, ultimately channeling more capital into bitcoin.

Broader view:

Strategy’s enormous bitcoin position means Le believes the company’s decisions now have consequences for the wider market.

Le said Strategy owns roughly 840,000 BTC, or about 4% of bitcoin’s eventual 21 million supply.

“We now are the bellwether. We now are the central bank of Bitcoin,” Le said.

Strategy embraces that position rather than trying to distance itself from the volatility and scrutiny that come with it, he added.

Closer look:

Strategy’s legacy software operation remains part of the plan even as bitcoin accounts for the overwhelming majority of the company’s market value.

Le said software revenue grew 7% year over year, while cloud subscriptions increased 54%.

Strategy’s roughly 1,500 employees give its bitcoin operation access to experienced lawyers, finance professionals, AI engineers, developers and marketers, he said.

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