- Strategy sold 3,588 BTC between June 29 and July 5, raising about $216 million to fund Digital Credit dividend payments.
- The sale reduced Strategy’s Bitcoin holdings to 843,775 BTC while increasing its U.S. dollar reserves to about $2.55 billion.
- Strategy reported an $8.32 billion quarterly Bitcoin loss as investors assessed its updated capital management framework.
Strategy sold 3,588 Bitcoin between June 29 and July 5, raising about $216 million to fund dividends tied to its Digital Credit securities, according to Michael Saylor and company filings. The transactions reduced the company’s Bitcoin holdings to 843,775 BTC, marking its first major Bitcoin sale after an earlier symbolic disposal of 32 BTC.
Bitcoin Sale Funds Dividend Payments
According to Strategy, the company completed two separate Bitcoin sales during the reporting period. It sold 1,363 BTC between June 29 and June 30 for about $80.8 million. It later sold another 2,225 BTC between July 1 and July 5 for approximately $135.2 million.
Michael Saylor confirmed the proceeds funded dividend payments for STRF, STRE, STRK, and STRD. The company also used the funds to pay June’s monthly STRC dividend. Meanwhile, Strategy reported that it made no Bitcoin purchases during the same period.
According to the filing, Strategy also refrained from selling shares through its at-the-market program. In addition, it did not repurchase any shares under its existing buyback programs.
Holdings Decline as Cash Reserves Increase
Following the transactions, Strategy held 843,775 BTC alongside approximately $2.55 billion in U.S. dollar reserves. Company data also showed the sale followed the introduction of its updated capital management framework.
That framework allows Strategy to issue shares or sell Bitcoin whenever needed to maintain sufficient cash for dividend obligations. Earlier reports had indicated concerns after the company’s cash reserves declined during May.
Quarterly Filing Details Bitcoin Losses
Strategy also disclosed an $8.32 billion loss on its Bitcoin holdings for the quarter ended June 30. The figure included an $8.31 billion unrealized loss and a realized loss of about $900 million.
The filing stated that the carrying value of its Bitcoin holdings stood at $49.67 billion as of June 30. However, the assets’ cost basis exceeded their fair value, requiring a valuation allowance against related deferred tax assets.
Meanwhile, market attention remained focused on the sale. According to Grayscale Head of Research Zach Pandl, the updated financing framework strengthened confidence in Strategy’s funding structure. Separately, Santiment reported Bitcoin recovered after briefly falling below $61,500 following news of the sale.
