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Story: Strategy Moves 411 Bitcoin to Coinbase Prime, Traders Bet 91% on Imminent Sale

By Dan Saada

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Prediction Markets Go to 91%. The reaction was fast. On Polymarket, the probability of Strategy selling Bitcoin before the end…

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What Saylor Said — and Didn't Say. Michael Saylor, Strategy's leader, had previously floated the idea that the company could sell…

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Why Coinbase Prime Matters Here. The choice of venue is worth a closer look. Coinbase Prime isn't where you park Bitcoin…

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Strategy — the company formerly known as MicroStrategy — just sent 411.48 BTC to Coinbase Prime. That's roughly $30.

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The transfer actually came in two chunks. Per data from Arkham Intelligence, one transaction covered 205.3 BTC, a second covered 206.

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Bitcoin's price didn't collapse, though. It held in the $73,000 to $74,000 range through the immediate aftermath of the news, which is kind of interesting on its own.

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Strategy holds approximately 843,738 BTC in total, valued at over $62 billion. That makes the 411 BTC transfer pretty small in percentage terms.

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Michael Saylor, Strategy's leader, had previously floated the idea that the company could sell Bitcoin strategically — not out of panic, but as a tool to manage capital…

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See also: Michael Saylors 843,738 Bitcoin Strategy Faces Cash Crunch as STRC Trades Below Par

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But Strategy hasn't put out an official statement. No press release, no filing, no comment. And that silence is doing a lot of work right now.

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The absence of an announcement cuts both ways. On one hand, if a major sell-off were imminent, you'd probably expect some kind of disclosure, especially given Strategy's profile…

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There's also the OTC angle. Large corporate sellers often prefer over-the-counter desks precisely because they can move significant volume without triggering visible order book…

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See also: Coinbase Opens U.S. Perpetual Futures and Options to Retail and Institutional Traders

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Traders and analysts are watching for the next wallet move. Strategy's holdings are so large that even a partial liquidation — say, a few thousand BTC — could shift sentiment…

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Bitcoin stayed stable. Polymarket says 91%. Strategy said nothing.

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