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Story: Strategy Shares Plunge 8% as Bitcoin Hits Rock Bottom

By Dan Saada

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Strategy Inc. stock got hammered today. The company's shares dropped more than 8% as Bitcoin crashed to fresh one-year lows, dragging down pretty much everything crypto-related…

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Bitcoin's latest nosedive broke through key support levels that traders had been watching for weeks.

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Strategy owns a massive Bitcoin stash. We're talking 713,000 coins here.

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The company bought these at an average price near $76,000 per Bitcoin, which seemed smart at the time.

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Michael Saylor isn't backing down though. Strategy's chairman keeps saying he'll buy more Bitcoin no matter what happens to the price.

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The timing couldn't have been worse. Strategy made that purchase right before Bitcoin fell below $75,000, pushing the company's unrealized losses even higher.

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Strategy funded the latest Bitcoin buy by selling common stock. That's part of their broader plan to raise cash for more digital currency investments, but this purchase was…

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The company hasn't said much about these recent developments. Reached for comment, Strategy didn't respond to requests about their future plans or potential strategy changes.

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But investors aren't buying that optimism right now. Strategy's stock has been on a wild ride over the past year, and today's 8% drop shows just how volatile things can get when…

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Market watchers are keeping close tabs on Strategy's next moves. The company's aggressive Bitcoin accumulation strategy under Saylor's leadership has been the defining…

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The crypto market's broader struggles are hitting everyone hard. Bitcoin's drop below $74,000 represents a major psychological level for traders, and there's no telling where the…

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Strategy's approach of buying more Bitcoin during market dips has been consistent, but it's also getting more expensive as they accumulate larger positions.

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The absence of additional commentary from Strategy leaves investors guessing about what comes next.

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The broader cryptocurrency selloff has wiped out nearly $200 billion in market value across digital assets this week.

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Institutional investors who followed Strategy's Bitcoin playbook are now facing similar pressures.

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