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Strategy Knee-Caps Bitcoin Rally With $216 Million Sale

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09:07 AM ET 07/06/2026

The bitcoin price hit an air pocket after Strategy (MSTR) revealed that it sold $216 million worth of the cryptocurrency last week to fund preferred stock dividends. MSTR stock reversed lower after the filing as the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT), which tracks the bitcoin price, erased solid early gains. Strategy shares rallied 22.4% last week as the bitcoin whale…