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Michael Saylor just added a new twist to the “AI will change everything” script: he says ChatGPT helped Strategy design the preferred stock structure that powered roughly $15 billion in Bitcoin fundraising. Because apparently when traditional bankers say “that’s never been done,” the next step is to ask the robot.
The financing trick
According to Saylor, Strategy had already chewed through the usual buffet of funding options — equity, converts, the works — and needed a fresh way to keep buying Bitcoin. So the company explored a preferred stock design that blended pieces of debt, equity, and digital-asset strategy into one shiny new instrument.
That became STRK, the convertible preferred stock tied to Strategy’s Bitcoin playbook. Saylor said the structure included a variable monthly dividend meant to help keep the security near its $100 par value. In other words: a yield product with a Bitcoin hoodie on.
Why investors should care
This isn’t just a funny AI anecdote. It shows Strategy is still pushing the boundaries of corporate finance to keep funding its Bitcoin accumulation machine. The company raised about $2.5 billion from the initial version of the vehicle and later sold billions more, turning creative financing into a core part of the bull case.
And while the market chewed on the interview, Strategy also reminded everyone it’s still a highly levered Bitcoin proxy: the stock was down 1.55% Thursday before inching up in premarket trading. Big picture: if you own MSTR, you’re not just betting on Bitcoin — you’re betting on Saylor’s willingness to keep inventing new ways to buy it.