MSTR liquidity buffer covers dividends and debt with no systemic risk through 2027

Strategy's increased dollar buffer covers more than 2 years of dividend obligations The company expanded its USD buffer runway beyond 2027, supporting dividends and reduces refinancing risk ahead of the next bitcoin halving. What to know: Strategy boosted its reserve to $2.2 billion, providing more than two and a half years of runway to pay dividends and navigate a potential bitcoin winter if prices follow the four year cycle. The enlarged cash position also gives the company the option of covering the September 2027 $1 billion convertible note put if needed, while leaving additional dividend headroom. Strategy (MSTR), the largest bitcoin holder among publicly traded companies, Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (Danny Nelson, modified by CoinDesk) increased its dollar reserve to $2.2 billion, giving the company a two-and-a-half-year buffer to meet dividend obligations and the flexibility to navigate a potential "bitcoin winter" if BTC prices follow the conventional four-year market cycle. The company sold stock to add $748 million to the reserve on Monday. This cash cushion eases near term liquidity pressure and supports operations through periods of heightened volatility. See all newsletters The reserve is earmarked for preferred stock dividend payments totaling some $824 million a year, according to the company dashboard, across the STRK, STRC, STRF, STRD and STRE series. The runway extends into the next bitcoin halving, an event that cuts block rewards by 50% roughly every four years and is likely to next occur in April 2028 . The roughly 32 months of cover supports uninterrupted payments through 2026, 2027 and into 2028. The first convertible note put date, when bondholders may force Strategy to repurchase their bonds arrives in September 2027, with a $1 billion principal. Based on MSTR’s history of settling prior notes via share conversion, this would be the preferred option. If the share price remains below the $183-per-share conversion threshold, Strategy would have sufficient cash. It currently trades near $165, around 12% below that level. At or above the conversion price, the notes would convert into equity, while prices below would require cash repayment. In addition, MSTR holds 671,268 BTC, offering further flexibility, as only a small portion of holdings would be needed if cash settlement were required. Jeff Walton , the chief risk officer at Strive, underscored the importance of what he calls the company’s USD battery, noting that the current reserve is enough to fully address the September 2027 convertible put while still leaving an additional 15 months of preferred dividend coverage. MSTR shares are down roughly 45% year to date, trading near $163 per share. More For You State of the Blockchain 2025 L1 tokens broadly underperformed in 2025 despite a backdrop of regulatory and institutional wins. Explore the key trends defining ten major blockchains below. What to know: 2025 was defined by a stark divergence: structural progress collided with stagnant price action. Institutional milestones were reached and TVL increased across most major ecosystems, yet the majority of large-cap Layer-1 tokens finished the year with negative or flat returns....

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