Strive Says $950 Million STRC Selloff Was Liquidation Event, Not Credit Crisis
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Updated · CoinDesk · Jun 22
Strive Says $950 Million STRC Selloff Was Liquidation Event, Not Credit Crisis
3 articles · Updated · CoinDesk · Jun 22
Summary
$82.53 was STRC's intraday low on Thursday before it rebounded to about $90.50, while SATA fell into the low $90s and recovered to roughly $98.59 after last week's sharp selloff.
Strive's Jeff Walton said leverage liquidations and heavy selling—not weakening credit quality or a DeFi breakdown—drove the declines, with holders' sales triggering knock-on liquidations in traditional markets.
$950 million of STRC and about $150 million of SATA changed hands Thursday, volumes Walton cited as evidence the market absorbed stress and now offers the liquidity institutions need.
Strive argues the products remain tied to a stronger Strategy balance sheet, with leverage near 10% versus about 130% in the 2022 bitcoin bear market, and expects prices to drift back toward $100.