{"id":19838,"date":"2026-05-10T11:28:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T11:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/2026\/05\/10\/strategy-could-sell-1-btc-to-buy-10-more\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T11:28:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T11:28:22","slug":"strategy-could-sell-1-btc-to-buy-10-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/2026\/05\/10\/strategy-could-sell-1-btc-to-buy-10-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Strategy could sell 1 BTC to buy 10 more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crypto.news\/app\/uploads\/2025\/01\/crypto-news-Michael-Saylor-MicroStrategy-option06.webp\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Michael Saylor has moved to clarify Strategy\u2019s position after recent comments raised questions about whether the company could sell part of its Bitcoin holdings.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_39bda94789cbf2d1d5aaec5842a4494b\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<p>\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/p>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Saylor says Strategy may sell Bitcoin but remain a net buyer over time.<\/li>\n<li>Strategy holds 818,334 BTC after reporting a $12.54 billion Q1 loss.<\/li>\n<li>Dividend costs and Peter Schiff\u2019s Ponzi claims keep pressure on Strategy\u2019s model.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>The Strategy co-founder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KhtYB48ktDY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">said<\/a> his well-known \u201cnever sell your Bitcoin\u201d line was less precise than the company\u2019s actual policy. He said the clearer position is that Strategy should never become a net seller of Bitcoin.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Strategy may sell BTC to buy more later<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Saylor said any Bitcoin sale would not mark a retreat from the company\u2019s treasury plan. Instead, he argued that a limited sale could support a larger accumulation strategy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cEven if we were to sell one Bitcoin, we\u2019d be buying 10 to 20 more Bitcoin,\u201d Saylor said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The claim suggests Strategy could sell small amounts while still increasing its total BTC holdings.<\/p>\n<p>Crypto.news recently <a href=\"https:\/\/crypto.news\/michael-saylor-breaks-strategy-never-sell-rule\/\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a> that Strategy posted a $12.54 billion net loss for Q1 2026 and held 818,334 BTC as of May 3. The company\u2019s Bitcoin was acquired at an average price of $75,537.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<p>The same report noted that Strategy\u2019s preferred stock products carry about $1.5 billion in annual dividend obligations. That has fueled debate over whether Bitcoin sales may be needed to support payouts.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Schiff renews criticism of Saylor\u2019s model<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Peter Schiff has again <a href=\"https:\/\/crypto.news\/strategys-bitcoin-plan-under-fire-as-peter-schiff-warns-crash\/\" target=\"_blank\">criticized<\/a> Strategy\u2019s Bitcoin-linked structure, claiming the model could face stress if Bitcoin weakens or dividend pressure grows.<\/p>\n<p>Saylor rejected that view. He said critics who do not accept Bitcoin as \u201cdigital capital\u201d are unlikely to accept financial products built around it. Strategy\u2019s core message remains that Bitcoin is its main treasury asset, even if limited sales become part of its funding approach.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/crypto.news\/saylor-strategy-could-sell-1-btc-to-buy-10-more\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Saylor has moved to clarify Strategy\u2019s position after recent comments raised questions about whether the company could sell part of its Bitcoin holdings. Summary Saylor says Strategy may sell Bitcoin but remain a net buyer over time. Strategy holds 818,334 BTC after reporting a $12.54 billion Q1 loss. Dividend costs and Peter Schiff\u2019s Ponzi [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":19550,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"kronos_expire_date":[],"class_list":["post-19838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crypto"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19838"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19838\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19550"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19838"},{"taxonomy":"kronos_expire_date","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kronos_expire_date?post=19838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}