Bitwise CEO: Bitcoin Wants to Go Higher
Bitcoin has shown remarkable resilience, quickly recovering from a sharp intraday plunge triggered by news of a major corporate sell-off.
The leading cryptocurrency briefly slipped below the $62,000 mark after Strategy, Michael Saylor’s firm, disclosed it had sold 3,588 BTC for approximately $216 million.
Despite the initial shock and a 4% pre-market drop in the company’s shares, the market seemingly shrugged off the sale.
Bitcoin quickly bounced back toward the $63,800 level.
Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley succinctly summarized BTC’s most recent move, stating, “Bitcoin wants to be higher.”
Currently, Strategy continues to hold a staggering 843,775 BTC in its cryptocurrency reserves, alongside $2.55 billion in its fiat USD reserves.
BTC shrugs off macro mood swings
Bitcoin is successfully shrugging off recent macro mood swings. Recent U.S. jobs data has softened, which has increased market expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts.
Bitcoin’s low-timeframe trend remains bullish, but the asset still faces headwinds from ETF flows and market positioning.
Reducing Bitcoin tail risks
According to Zach Pandl, Head of Research at Grayscale, these recent actions by the digital asset treasury corporation should restore market confidence in its financing structure and help Bitcoin’s price find a more durable bottom.
Pandl pointed out that Strategy’s balance sheet is robust, but changing market conditions have created uncertainty.
In late May, the company’s U.S. Dollar cash reserve fell to about $870 million, implying only about six months of dividend cover for its preferred equities. This raised questions about whether the firm would sell new shares at low valuations, sell Bitcoin, or sacrifice its preferred shareholders to raise cash.
Strategy’s new framework, announced in late June, resolved this uncertainty. Dollar reserve cover for its dividend obligations. Following the $216 million Bitcoin sale, Strategy’s dollar reserves now total $2.55 billion, equating to about 17 months of dividend cover.
