TechFlow News, June 10: According to CoinDesk, Michael Saylor and Bitcoin advocate Matthew Kratter engaged in a public debate over whether Strategy (MSTR)’s latest round of Bitcoin purchases diluted shareholder value.
The dispute centers on Strategy’s Bitcoin yield, which declined from 13.0% on June 1 to 12.8% on June 8 following the acquisition of an additional 1,550 BTC. During the same period, the company’s Bitcoin holdings increased from 843,706 BTC to 845,256 BTC, while the assumed diluted share count rose from 382.756 million to 384.180 million shares.
Matthew Kratter contends that this change indicates dilution in terms of “BTC per share.” Michael Saylor counters that Bitcoin yield is merely a narrow metric measuring “BTC per share” and fails to reflect overall shareholder benefit. He notes that this transaction also added approximately $100 million in cash reserves, raising the company’s U.S. dollar reserves to roughly $1 billion—thus, from a broader balance-sheet perspective, the transaction remains value-accretive.
The debate over metric interpretation has also sparked discussion among market participants. Some argue the company is “adjusting its metrics to fit the narrative,” while short sellers point out this is a common corporate practice of “metric switching.”
