Strategy Bitcoin Sale Fears Trigger Fresh Volatility Across Crypto Markets

For years, Michael Saylor's message to investors was blunt: never sell your bitcoin. His company, formerly MicroStrategy, now rebranded as Strategy, became the loudest corporate evangelist for crypto, borrowing aggressively to build a bitcoin balance sheet now worth more than US$100 billion at its peak.

But the same company that urged investors to hold through every dip is now contemplating the opposite. With Bitcoin down a third from its October highs and volatility surging, Strategy is openly discussing selling part of its enormous holdings to fund dividends and interest payments.

This shift is more than a corporate pivot. . .