Arca Says Strategy's 32 BTC Sale Triggered Bitcoin's 14% Drop to $60,000
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Updated · CoinDesk · Jun 9
Arca Says Strategy's 32 BTC Sale Triggered Bitcoin's 14% Drop to $60,000
1 articles · Updated · CoinDesk · Jun 9
Summary
Bitcoin slid nearly 14% to $60,000 last week after Strategy disclosed selling 32 BTC, with Arca arguing the market reacted to what the sale implied rather than the $2.5 million amount itself.
Arca CIO Jeff Dorman said the disclosure signaled Strategy may need to keep selling bitcoin to fund preferred-share dividends, including STRC, after using its cash to retire zero-coupon debt.
Strategy still holds 845,256 BTC, but Dorman said it has roughly five months of cash flow left and warned monthly dividend-covering sales could keep steady pressure on the market.
A $2 billion to $4 billion capital raise disclosed in an 8-K could remove that forced-seller overhang through September 2028, Dorman said, though he doubts Michael Saylor will choose that route.
BTC weakness was initially idiosyncratic—other crypto assets held up and bitcoin dominance fell below 58%—before the selloff broadened, a pattern Arca said showed a more selective market.