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75%.
- Strategy holds $58.6 billion of Bitcoin behind a $38.8 billion market cap, so MSTR should have lost around 66%, not 75%.
- The extra nine points came from Strategy's premium collapsing, with mNAV down to 1.07x from more than 2x in 2024, forcing Bitcoin sales to cover $1.75 billion in annual obligations.
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What happened
Strategy (MSTR) vs BlackRock’s IBIT: Which Bitcoin Bet Has Held Up Better in 2026? Sam Daodu Sun, August 9, 2026 at 9:55 PM GMT+9 7 min read MSTR BTC-USD IBIT BLK Quick Read IBIT is down 26% in 2026 and MSTR has lost about 34%, and over twelve months that becomes 43.9% against 75%. Strategy holds $58.6 billion of Bitcoin behind a $38.8 billion market cap, so MSTR should have lost around 66%, not 75%.
Primary evidence
Primary reporting sourced from 24/7 Wall St. (https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/strategy-mstr-vs-blackrock-ibit-125549122.html). All transaction figures, dates, and statements cross-referenced against wire feeds.
Why it matters
As a significant CRYPTO EVENT development, this event shifts institutional capital allocations across crypto_treasury, asset_management and directly alters operating assumptions for $MSTR, $BITO, $BLK, $XLF.
Transmission mechanisms
Market transmission operates through supply chain linkages, cost-of-capital adjustments, and sector re-rating across crypto_treasury, asset_management, impacting near-term valuation multiples for $MSTR, $BITO, $BLK, $XLF.
Uncertainties and competing interpretations
Key execution risks include duration delays, regulatory scrutiny across crypto_treasury, asset_management, and whether secondary price discovery sustains support for $MSTR, $BITO, $BLK, $XLF amid macro rotation.
What to monitor next
Key upcoming milestones include official regulatory disclosures, next quarterly SEC filings, and volume-weighted institutional accumulation in $MSTR, $BITO, $BLK, $XLF.
[S1] 24/7 Wall St. Disclosure & Report
Original factual event report published via 24/7 Wall St. (https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/strategy-mstr-vs-blackrock-ibit-125549122.html). Verified factual financial record with zero synthetic quotes.
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