Strategy (MSTR) Stock Rallies as Saylor’s Company Finally Agrees to Sell Bitcoin

TLDR

• Strategy unveiled a new capital framework, authorizing Bitcoin sales of up to $1.25 billion to build cash reserves.
• MSTR stock jumped 12.6% Monday to about $92.70, while STRC preferred shares rose 12.2% to $83.70.
• Benchmark Equity Research kept its Buy rating and $570 price target, calling the shift a positive for shareholders.
• Not everyone is convinced. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse criticized the move as “financial engineering.”
• Both stocks slipped in premarket trading Tuesday as skepticism crept back in.

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Strategy is changing how it does business. The Bitcoin-treasury company, led by executive chairman Michael Saylor, announced a new capital framework this week that breaks from its long-standing buy-and-hold-forever approach.

The stock reaction was immediate. MSTR climbed 12.6% Monday to close near $92.70. STRC preferred shares gained 12.2%, ending the day around $83.70.

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That rally didn’t last. Both stocks dipped in premarket trading Tuesday as some investors questioned whether the new plan actually solves anything long-term.

What’s Actually Changing

The new framework has five parts. There’s a dollar reserve policy, a revised preferred stock policy, a debt securities repurchase program, a common stock buyback plan, and a Bitcoin monetization program.

Strategy sold 12,669,017 shares of $MSTR Class A common stock for net proceeds of $1.152 billion last week and announced their plans to sell another $1.25B of $BTC for more cash.

Explains the absolute hammering of the stock last week.

So far the market is responding well to it.… https://t.co/7nxfCZsdTG pic.twitter.com/QV5quVNeQm

— K A L E O (@CryptoKaleo) June 29, 2026

The headline number is $1.25 billion. That’s how much Bitcoin Strategy’s board has authorized the company to sell to fund all these initiatives.

To put that in perspective, $1.25 billion works out to roughly 21,082 BTC at current prices. Strategy holds 847,363 BTC total, so this represents about 2.5% of its stockpile.

This isn’t unprecedented. Strategy sold 32 BTC back in May and 704 BTC in 2022 for tax purposes, though it later bought back a similar amount.

CEO Phong Le framed the shift as a maturity moment for the company. “Strategy is evolving from one-way capital issuance to active capital management,” he said in a statement.

Wall Street’s Mixed Verdict

Benchmark Equity Research liked what it saw. The firm reiterated its Buy rating Monday and kept its 12-month price target at $570.

Benchmark’s analysts described the change as turning Strategy from a “one-way” Bitcoin accumulation vehicle into something that actively manages both sides of its balance sheet. They called it “a significant positive for its shareholders.”

Not everyone agrees. Investor Simon Dedic suggested the move could mark a local bottom, and speculated that recent selling pressure may have come from Strategy positioning for this exact announcement.

Trader Scott Melker was more cautious. He said Strategy is doing what investors asked for, but added that “only time will tell” if it actually restores confidence.

Arca chief investment officer Jeff Dorman went further, arguing Strategy may need to sell $2 billion to $3 billion in Bitcoin to clear what he called a “constant overhang” weighing on the market.

Then there’s Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, who wasn’t buying the pitch at all. He told CNBC that “financial engineering doesn’t drive long-term value” and said Saylor’s team “wasn’t focused on the right stuff.”

Strategy’s stock has had a rough year regardless of this week’s bounce. Shares are down close to 45% in 2026 as Bitcoin has struggled through a prolonged slump.

Bitcoin was trading below $59,000 as of the latest check, well off its highs. Since Strategy’s stock moves as a leveraged bet on Bitcoin, that drop has hit MSTR harder than the token itself.

Strategy currently holds about $2.55 billion in dollar reserves. If it completes the full $1.25 billion Bitcoin sale, that reserve would grow to roughly $3.8 billion, enough to cover more than two years of preferred dividend and interest obligations.

The company’s board will now require Strategy to keep reserves equal to at least one year of preferred dividend payments going forward. That’s a new rule, and it marks a shift from the company’s earlier, less structured approach to cash management.