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By Bruce Buterin
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What the Litecoin Treasury Looks Like Now. The buyback came at a cost to the reserve. As of July 17, Lite Strategy held 819,070 LTC — down…
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Covered-Call Risk and the GSR Counterparty. The covered-call piece deserves more attention than it's getting.
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The Broader Math on Share Value Accretion. Here's what Lite Strategy is really betting on: that retiring shares faster than it depletes…
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Lite Strategy didn't borrow a dime. The Nasdaq-listed company completed a $5.4 million stock buyback entirely through Litecoin sales and covered-call premiums — no debt, no…
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By July 17, the company had repurchased roughly 4.9 million shares. The average price paid was $1.11 per share, per a filing dated July 30.
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The buyback came at a cost to the reserve. As of July 17, Lite Strategy held 819,070 LTC — down from 929,548 LTC reported on December 31, 2025. That's a reduction of roughly 11.
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The company's March 31 numbers break down how it got there. Lite Strategy pulled in $1.925 million from digital-asset sales and $742,000 from covered-call premiums during that…
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June 30 estimates showed $5.7 million in cash and $1.1 million in liabilities. No debt reported.
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The company also said its issuer-defined discount to Litecoin's net asset value narrowed during the buyback window.
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The covered-call piece deserves more attention than it's getting. These contracts generated $742,000 in premiums, which helped fund the buyback without selling more Litecoin than…
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That's the tension at the core of this strategy. The covered calls cap potential upside on Litecoin price appreciation.
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See also: Strategy Holds STRC Dividend at 12% as Shares Trade Well Below Par
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The company flagged GSR as a counterparty in its filings. Credit risk from that relationship was assessed as immaterial through the end of March.
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Here's what Lite Strategy is really betting on: that retiring shares faster than it depletes Litecoin keeps the per-share backing moving up.
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So far, it's working. The 13.32% drop in shares outpaced the 11.89% drop in LTC holdings. But the margin isn't huge.
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