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Bitcoin Falls Below $70,000 After Strategy's BTC Sale

Strategy disclosed its first bitcoin sale since 2022 — 32 BTC to fund preferred dividends — as crypto stocks traded lower.

Money365.Market AI
2 min read
Market MoodRisk-Off
Sentiment-45Bearish

Key DriverStrategy disclosed a 32 BTC sale, about 0.0038% of its holdings, to fund preferred dividends; Bitcoin traded below $70,000.

Today in 30 Seconds

  • Bitcoin fell below $70,000 after Strategy sold 32 BTC, its first bitcoin sale since 2022 (June 1 filing).
  • The 32 BTC sale raised about $2.5 million — roughly 0.0038% of Strategy's 843,706 BTC — to fund preferred dividends.
  • Total cryptocurrency market capitalization declined from a prior $2.57 trillion.
  • BitMine raised $300 million via 9.50% preferred stock while reporting an $8 billion unrealized ether loss.
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Bitcoin

Bearish

Bitcoin Price

$70,000below

Strategy BTC Sale

32 BTCfirst since 2022

Sale as % of Holdings

~0.0038%

Crypto Market Cap (Prior)

$2.57 trilliondeclined
$BTC-USD$MSTR$STRC

Bitcoin ($BTC-USD) traded below $70,000 after Strategy ($MSTR), Michael Saylor's bitcoin treasury company, disclosed in a June 1 filing that it sold 32 BTC for about $2.5 million between May 26 and May 31 — its first bitcoin sale since 2022. The sale equaled roughly 0.0038% of Strategy's 843,706 BTC holdings and is intended to fund distributions on its $STRC preferred stock, a variable-rate perpetual instrument designed to trade around a $100 par value. Total cryptocurrency market capitalization declined from a prior $2.57 trillion. Sentiment among crypto traders was divided following the disclosure.

Crypto Stocks

Neutral

BitMine Preferred Stock

9.50%

BitMine Capital Raise

$300 million

BitMine ETH Loss

$8 billionunrealized

MARA Acquisition

$1.5 billion

MARA Energy Cost

$0.04/kWh
$MSTR$MARA

Strategy ($MSTR) stayed in focus as investors weighed the bitcoin sale, which the company has described as an effort to support the bitcoin market. Separately, Tom Lee's BitMine is offering 9.50% preferred stock to raise $300 million, even as it reported an unrealized ether loss of about $8 billion. MARA Holdings ($MARA) completed a $1.5 billion acquisition and reported energy costs of $0.04 per kWh at its owned sites, among the lower costs in bitcoin mining.

Stablecoin Developments

Neutral
$COIN$PYPL

Circle shares traded lower following reports that Stripe, Visa, and Mastercard are nearing the launch of a joint stablecoin platform, which would increase competition in stablecoin infrastructure. Separately, House of Doge and merger partner Brag House Holdings announced a partnership with blockchain infrastructure firm Paxos to integrate Dogecoin into Paxos' crypto brokerage network.

Institutional & Exchange Activity

Neutral

NewLimit Valuation

$3.1 billion+tripled
$COIN$PYPL

Coinbase ($COIN) joined Meta, Microsoft, Starlink, and law enforcement in an effort to disrupt criminal scam networks in Southeast Asia. Separately, a longevity startup founded by $COIN chief executive Brian Armstrong, NewLimit, was reported to have tripled in value to $3.1 billion, according to a Polymarket post. PayPal Holdings ($PYPL) said it is powering Hey Savi, described as a UK end-to-end AI commerce app, with native PayPal payments through partners including Debenhams Group; the company presented at the 2026 Evercore Global TMT Conference.

Looking Ahead

Neutral
$HOOD$MSTR

Investors will turn to initial jobless claims and the Challenger job-cuts report ahead of Friday's nonfarm payrolls release, which could influence risk appetite across digital assets. Robinhood ($HOOD) said its TradePMR custodian will lower margin and securities-backed lending rates in July as part of moves to attract registered investment advisers. Traders remain divided on whether the recent selloff marks a late-stage decline or the start of a longer downturn following Strategy's bitcoin sale.

What to Watch

Fri, Jun 5

Nonfarm Payrolls Release

$MSTR$COIN$MARA
High
Jul 2026

Robinhood TradePMR Rate Cuts on Margin/Securities Lending

$HOOD
Med

Risk Flags

AlertBitcoin traded below $70,000 following Strategy's first bitcoin sale since 2022
WatchBitMine reported an $8 billion unrealized ether loss while raising $300 million via preferred stock
WatchTotal cryptocurrency market capitalization declined from a prior $2.57 trillion

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