CRYPTOSTORY 601· JUNE 21, 2026

Strategy's BTC Flywheel Under Scrutiny as STRC Falls Below Par and Bitcoin Slips Over 40%

Bitcoin's price has dropped more than 40% since Strategy launched STRC, pulling that instrument below par and visibly slowing the company's pace of Bitcoin acquisitions. The decline has emboldened critics of Michael Saylor's closely…

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