$630 million, 7 million shares, one thing only: buying Bitcoin 🦖
U.S.-listed Bitcoin treasury company Strive priced its SATS preferred stock IPO at $90 per share, targeting about $630 million in proceeds—exactly 7 million shares. All the money raised will go toward buying more Bitcoin.
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It already holds 35,595 Bitcoins, worth about $2.9 billion at $81,500 each. If the offering is fully subscribed, it could add another 7,700 or so, bringing its holdings to around 43,300.
Don’t rush to take this as good news. This time, it’s not common stock but preferred stock. Preferred shares usually pay a fixed dividend and rank ahead of common shares in a liquidation. The upside is less dilution for existing shareholders; the trade-off is an additional bill the company has to pay every year. 💥
In other words, this isn’t free money. It’s trading future fixed expenses for Bitcoin today. If Bitcoin rises, leverage magnifies the gains. If Bitcoin moves sideways, the dividends still have to be paid—and time becomes a cost.
What’s more, the broader environment is full of contradictions. On Friday, Bitcoin treasury companies of the same kind came under pressure across U.S. markets. Strategy fell 9% in a single day, the Nasdaq 100 dropped 5.5% for the week, Brent crude touched $110 for the first time since May, and U.S. PPI rose 6.3% year over year. Money is moving out of high-volatility assets. 📉
On one hand, share prices are taking a hit; on the other, fundraising is accelerating. This suggests these companies can no longer rely on operating cash flow to buy coins. They can only keep issuing new instruments to acquire more. Whoever can secure cheap financing while interest rates remain high can stay in the game.
One more detail: a Wall Street analyst raised the company’s price target by 27%. The share price is falling while the target price is rising. Institutions aren’t looking at this quarter—they’re asking whether the company can keep raising money. ⚠️
My view: the lifeline for these companies isn’t the amount of Bitcoin they hold, but the cost of financing. As long as they can keep issuing preferred shares, the accumulation game can continue. But if demand for new issues dries up, or Bitcoin falls below their average cost, leverage will turn from an accelerator into a drag.
Do you think this preferred-stock-for-Bitcoin model is fuel for the next bull run, or a fuse for the next liquidation? Let’s talk in the comments.
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Every day, I’ll help you follow Bitcoin and institutional money flows—not just what’s happening in the news, but also the logic and opportunities behind it. 👀🚀
U.S.-listed Bitcoin treasury company Strive priced its SATS preferred stock IPO at $90 per share, targeting about $630 million in proceeds—exactly 7 million shares. All the money raised will go toward buying more Bitcoin.
🚨 行情变了群里说
It already holds 35,595 Bitcoins, worth about $2.9 billion at $81,500 each. If the offering is fully subscribed, it could add another 7,700 or so, bringing its holdings to around 43,300.
Don’t rush to take this as good news. This time, it’s not common stock but preferred stock. Preferred shares usually pay a fixed dividend and rank ahead of common shares in a liquidation. The upside is less dilution for existing shareholders; the trade-off is an additional bill the company has to pay every year. 💥
In other words, this isn’t free money. It’s trading future fixed expenses for Bitcoin today. If Bitcoin rises, leverage magnifies the gains. If Bitcoin moves sideways, the dividends still have to be paid—and time becomes a cost.
What’s more, the broader environment is full of contradictions. On Friday, Bitcoin treasury companies of the same kind came under pressure across U.S. markets. Strategy fell 9% in a single day, the Nasdaq 100 dropped 5.5% for the week, Brent crude touched $110 for the first time since May, and U.S. PPI rose 6.3% year over year. Money is moving out of high-volatility assets. 📉
On one hand, share prices are taking a hit; on the other, fundraising is accelerating. This suggests these companies can no longer rely on operating cash flow to buy coins. They can only keep issuing new instruments to acquire more. Whoever can secure cheap financing while interest rates remain high can stay in the game.
One more detail: a Wall Street analyst raised the company’s price target by 27%. The share price is falling while the target price is rising. Institutions aren’t looking at this quarter—they’re asking whether the company can keep raising money. ⚠️
My view: the lifeline for these companies isn’t the amount of Bitcoin they hold, but the cost of financing. As long as they can keep issuing preferred shares, the accumulation game can continue. But if demand for new issues dries up, or Bitcoin falls below their average cost, leverage will turn from an accelerator into a drag.
Do you think this preferred-stock-for-Bitcoin model is fuel for the next bull run, or a fuse for the next liquidation? Let’s talk in the comments.
Tap the profile picture to watch the livestream.
Every day, I’ll help you follow Bitcoin and institutional money flows—not just what’s happening in the news, but also the logic and opportunities behind it. 👀🚀