Crypto-related stocks are in the limelight this week as the industry is closely watching a key piece of crypto legislation as it moves through Congress.
Shares of companies invested in cryptocurrency rose as the first U.S. trade deal since Liberation Day neared.
BMAX is a fund that invests exclusively in convertible debt issued by Bitcoin Development Company Strategy and various Bitcoin miners. This debt is theoretically less risky than owning the companies outright, and could result in a strategy that is lower in volatility than MSTR, RIOT, MARA, etc. BMAX is supposed to participate in the upside that comes with those firms, but has underperformed Bitcoin itself since inception.
As expected, the Nasdaq 100 has rallied over 20% from April 7th lows, leading to directional uncertainty and potential sell pressure in May. There are likely to be solid opportunities to sell the market in May, but I would still caution against shorting MSTR through MSTZ. Bitcoin's technical setup actually looks quite good in my view, and that means MSTR may continue to rally despite my concerns about MSTR common stock.
Strategy's Q1-25 earnings reveal a $5.9 billion operating loss, largely due to unrealized Bitcoin losses, with the software business revenue down 3.6% YoY. Strategy's aggressive Bitcoin acquisition strategy has doubled BTC backing per share, but MSTR trades at twice the Bitcoin NAV, posing significant dilution risks. The 42/42 capital raise plan aims to double previous targets, but fixed income obligations and potential forced Bitcoin selling are key risks.
The company doing business as Strategy unveils its ‘42/42 Plan' to raise $84 billion of capital.
For all the sophisticated technospeak and complex financial engineering that characterized Michael Saylor's presentation to investors Thursday evening, it was a story as old as the hills: a salesman pitching his wares and trying to build a brand.
Bitcoin has shown signs of decoupling with the stock market but is still very much affected by macroeconomic conditions.
MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ:MSTR ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 1, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Shirish Jajodia - Corporate Treasurer & Head, IR Phong Le - President, CEO & Director Andrew Kang - EVP & CFO Michael Saylor - Executive Chairman Conference Call Participants Operator Shirish Jajodia Hello, everyone, and good evening. I'm Shirish Jajodia, Corporate Treasurer and Head of Investor Relations at Strategy.
The world's largest corporate holder of bitcoin falls short of quarterly expectations, however.
Strategy (MSTR -0.48%) just bought more than $1.4 billion of Bitcoin on April 28 (BTC 0.93%), and it isn't the first time. With such a purchase, the company is sending an unambiguous signal that it thinks the coin's value is going to continue increasing.
In four of the past five years, Bitcoin (BTC -0.41%) has been the top-performing asset in the world, and it hasn't even been close. In 2020, 2023, and 2024, Bitcoin delivered triple-digit returns to investors.