Thursday, July 9, 2026

Strategy Raises $16B via Bitcoin-Backed Credit Products Without Tax Bill

Here’s a neat trick: hold hundreds of thousands of Bitcoin, borrow against it instead of selling it, and never trigger a taxable event. That’s essentially what

  • Strategy Inc. has raised approximately $16 billion through Bitcoin-backed credit products, avoiding taxes by borrowing against its holdings rather than selling them.
  • The company utilizes a mix of equity, convertible debt, and perpetual preferred stock (Stretch) offering an 11.5% dividend yield, with proceeds primarily used to acquire more Bitcoin.
  • This strategy represents a leveraged bet on Bitcoin's price, with significant risk if the asset experiences a prolonged downturn, potentially forcing asset sales to meet obligations.

Topics: Asset types, Institutional adoption, Yield performance, Equity, Corporate treasury strategy, Private credit high yield

Tags: #strategyinc #bitcoin #debtproducts #taxableevent #leverage #convertibledebt #preferredstock #stretchstrc #dividendyield #digitalcreditcapitalframework

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