Saylor Promotes Strategy's Bitcoin Approach as 'Digital Credit' Amid Selling Criticism

Cover image via depositphotos.com Disclaimer: The opinions expressed by our writers are their own and do not represent the views of U.Today. The financial and market information provided on U.Today is intended for informational purposes only. U.Today is not liable for any financial losses incurred while trading cryptocurrencies. Conduct your own research by contacting financial experts before making any investment decisions. We believe that all content is accurate as of the date of publication, but certain offers mentioned may no longer be available. Strategy Chairman Michael Saylor published a new presentation on social media designed to prove to investors that his company has found a way to generate record dollar-denominated yields using Bitcoin . In the newly released slides, Strategy is positioned not as a passive cryptocurrency accumulator but as a full-scale "digital credit" factory. Advertisement Saylor is offering the market a range of preferred shares and bonds — STRD, STRC, STRK and STRF — that package BTC volatility into fixed coupons. Bitcoin is Digital Capital. Strategy transforms it into Digital Credit. $BTC pic.twitter.com/aeJmWpCWIl — Michael Saylor (@saylor) July 14, 2026 According to Saylor's charts, the effective yield on the junior STRD securities stands at 16.69%, while the flagship STRC offers 13.79%, significantly higher than traditional government bonds, with IEF yielding 4.00%. Saylor claims that the system is sustainable and that Strategy's current BTC reserves would be sufficient to fund payments for 31 years even with zero market growth. Advertisement However, the presentation was released amid intense criticism . The double-digit figures shown on Saylor's slides are largely driven by the decline in the market prices of the debt instruments themselves, with STRD trading at $60.42 and STRC at $88.28. HOT Stories SBI Secures XRP Lending Infrastructure; 969 Million Shiba Inu (SHIB) on Exchanges Fuel 76% Spike; Wintermute Details 2 Key Bitcoin Recovery Catalysts - Morning Crypto Report Ethereum (ETH) Breakout Secured, XRP Uptrend Is Not Over Yet, Analyzing Bitcoin (BTC) Resistance Break Potential: Crypto Market Review How Strategy plans to fund the coupons amid a $9.8 billion paper loss The market is pricing in substantial risk because of the company's enormous $9.89 billion unrealized loss. Strategy holds 843,775 BTC at an average purchase price of $75,482, while the current value of the position stands at $53.8 billion. To contain the wave of criticism triggered by its recent forced sale of $218 million worth of Bitcoin , the company abruptly changed its strategy and completely froze cryptocurrency purchases. Instead, Strategy officially announced yesterday that it had raised $466.7 million through its ATM program. Advertisement You Might Also Like Tue, 07/14/2026 - 00:01 Ethereum (ETH) Breakout Secured, XRP Uptrend Is Not Over Yet, Analyzing Bitcoin (BTC) Resistance Break Potential: Crypto Market Review By Arman Shirinyan Whether this emergency financial buffer can restore confidence in Saylor's securities, or whether the company's multibillion-dollar debt burden will continue dragging its share prices lower, is perhaps one of the biggest questions facing the crypto market in the summer of 2026. #Michael Saylor #Bitcoin #Strategy News #MicroStrategy