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New playbook, same Bitcoin obsession
Strategy just unveiled a sweeping Digital Credit Capital Framework, and it’s basically the company admitting that its capital structure needs more than one lever to pull. Instead of only issuing stock and stacking BTC, it’s adding reserve policies, preferred dividend tweaks, and repurchase programs into the mix.
The cash cushion gets serious
The headline number here is the USD Reserve: about $2.55 billion as of June 28. Under the new board-approved policy, that stash can only be used to support preferred dividends and debt interest — and Strategy says it wants at least 12 months of coverage, or roughly $1.76 billion annually. That’s a pretty loud way of saying: no, we are not running this like a YOLO crypto side quest.
Buybacks, dividends, and a little BTC flex
The company also raised the dividend on its Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock to 12.00% and set a goal for STRC to trade near its $100 stated amount over time. On top of that, Strategy authorized:
- up to $1 billion in repurchases of Digital Credit Securities like STRC, STRF, STRD, and STRK
- up to $1 billion in class A common stock buybacks
- up to $1.25 billion in Bitcoin monetization to fund reserves, dividends, or repurchases when that’s smarter than issuing equity
That last bullet is the eyebrow-raiser. The company is officially saying Bitcoin can be sold as a capital-management tool, not just hoarded like the world’s most expensive collector card.
Why investors care
This is a meaningful shift from “buy BTC, issue shares, repeat” to something that looks more like active balance-sheet management. Bulls will love the flexibility and the liquidity backstop. Skeptics will ask whether selling Bitcoin to support the structure is elegant finance or just a fancy way of plugging holes.
Big picture: Strategy is trying to prove it can be both a Bitcoin proxy and a real capital allocator. That’s a harder act to pull off than it sounds.