Bitcoin Obsession Costs Saylor — S&P Tags Strategy As ‘Junk’

Strategy Inc. , the company led by Michael Saylor that rebranded from MicroStrategy, was hit with a junk credit grade on Monday as S&P Global Ratings flagged its heavy concentration in Bitcoin and weak dollar liquidity. Related Reading: Bitcoin Buzz: Michael Saylor Drops ‘Orange Dot Day’ Hint According to S&P, the firm’s balance sheet is tied closely to the price of Bitcoin and carries risks that traditional ratings models find hard to treat as stable collateral. Bitcoin Holdings Drive The Score Based on reports, Strategy’s Bitcoin stack is enormous — about 640,808 BTC on its books — worth roughly $73 billion to $74 billion at recent prices source: https://www.newsbtc.com/news/bitcoin-obsession-costs-saylor-sp-tags-strategy-as-junk/