{"id":20111,"date":"2026-05-23T10:33:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T10:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/2026\/05\/23\/michael-saylor-says-2026-bitcoin-sale-not-unlikely\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T10:33:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T10:33:02","slug":"michael-saylor-says-2026-bitcoin-sale-not-unlikely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/2026\/05\/23\/michael-saylor-says-2026-bitcoin-sale-not-unlikely\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Saylor says 2026 Bitcoin sale not unlikely"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.crypto.news\/2025\/11\/crypto-news-Bitcoin-backed-option01.webp\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Michael Saylor says a Strategy Bitcoin sale before year-end is \u2018not unlikely\u2019 in a Coin Stories podcast interview.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_e856c0bf646c3351677c2b4858952478\" 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 told Natalie Brunell it was \u201cnot unlikely\u201d Strategy would sell some Bitcoin before year-end, softening his long-held never-sell position.<\/li>\n<li>He said any model relying solely on equity, credit, or Bitcoin sales underperforms, and that Strategy uses a mixed capital management approach.<\/li>\n<li>Strategy holds 818,334 BTC worth approximately $65 billion and aims to maximise Bitcoin per share over a seven-year horizon to 2033.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>Strategy executive chairman Michael Saylor <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/markets\/crypto\/articles\/mstrs-michael-saylor-says-selling-152213150.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">told<\/a> the Coin Stories podcast it was \u201cnot unlikely\u201d the company would sell some Bitcoin before year-end. The comment softens his long-standing public position that Strategy would never sell.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s not unlikely that we\u2019ll sell some Bitcoin between now and the end of the year,\u201d Saylor said. \u201cAny model that we put together that\u2019s limited only to equity or only to credit or only to Bitcoin always underperforms.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"OEr52ktZQLo\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Wall Street is Mispricing the Risk&quot; | Michael Saylor &amp; Phong Le Answer ALL Your Questions\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OEr52ktZQLo?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Saylor says Strategy might sell Bitcoin in 2026<\/h2>\n<p>The comments follow Strategy\u2019s Q1 earnings call, where Saylor said the company raised the possibility of selling Bitcoin to fund dividends, saying it would \u201cinoculate the market.\u201d Crypto.news has <a href=\"https:\/\/crypto.news\/michael-saylors-strategy-may-sell-bitcoin-after-12-5b-q1-loss\/\">reported<\/a> on that call and the $12.54 billion Q1 net loss that preceded it.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<p>Saylor described Strategy\u2019s capital management as programmatic and data-driven, with liabilities evaluated against a mix of cash, equity, credit and Bitcoin. Strategy holds 818,334 BTC acquired for approximately $61.6 billion at an average price of $75,527.<\/p>\n<p>Saylor also confirmed Strategy does not plan to retire its STRF, STRD, and STRK preferred products, calling them useful parts of the capital structure while convertible bonds remain senior liabilities to be retired over time.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What a Strategy Bitcoin sale would mean for markets<\/h3>\n<p>Saylor said any sale would be small relative to Bitcoin\u2019s daily market liquidity, estimated at $20 to $50 billion. He argued Strategy could buy roughly 20 Bitcoin for every one sold if dividends were fully funded through BTC sales.<\/p>\n<p>Crypto.news has <a href=\"https:\/\/crypto.news\/michael-saylor-defends-strategys-bitcoin-sales-plan-amid-dividend-concerns\/\">noted<\/a> Saylor\u2019s framing of Strategy\u2019s three-layer capital structure, with Bitcoin as digital capital, STRC as digital credit, and MSTR as leveraged equity. The firm\u2019s seven-year goal is to maximise Bitcoin per share by 2033.<\/p>\n<p>Saylor said this long-term lens makes 2026 Bitcoin sales a capital allocation decision, not a reversal of conviction. <\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/crypto.news\/michael-saylor-says-2026-bitcoin-sale-not-unlikely\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Saylor says a Strategy Bitcoin sale before year-end is \u2018not unlikely\u2019 in a Coin Stories podcast interview. Summary Saylor told Natalie Brunell it was \u201cnot unlikely\u201d Strategy would sell some Bitcoin before year-end, softening his long-held never-sell position. He said any model relying solely on equity, credit, or Bitcoin sales underperforms, and that Strategy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":19844,"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-20111","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\/20111","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=20111"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20111\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20111"},{"taxonomy":"kronos_expire_date","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kronos_expire_date?post=20111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}