Bitcoin treasury strategies are all the rage, but are they actually sustainable?
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Welcome back to Bitcoin Season 2! Today, Colin and Charlie talk about the explosive growth of Bitcoin treasury companies and their financial engineering strategies. They break down Strategy's convertible debt playbook, examine why these companies trade at premiums to their Bitcoin holdings, and debate whether this trend is sustainable or an elaborate house of cards waiting to collapse.
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**Notes:**
• MicroStrategy holds 592,100 Bitcoin
• Q1 2025 revenue: $111 million
• Convertible notes have 0-1% interest rates
• Bitcoin needs to drop way low for liquidation
• Preferred shares pay 8-10% dividends
• Annual obligations: $10-20 billion
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
02:59 Strategy (formerly micro)
10:42 Types of companies
15:13 Preferred stock
24:57 Closed end fund dynamics
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