Michael Saylor made headlines today. During Strategy’s Q1 2026 earnings call, he hinted that the company may sell a portion of its BTC holdings to fund dividends, something that directly challenges its long-standing “never sell” stance.

He stated, “We will probably sell some bitcoin to pay a dividend just to inoculate the market and send the message that we did it. Real estate development companies literally exist to buy land cheap and sell it expensively. We’re like a bitcoin development company.”

Saylor said the move isn’t forced but strategic, aimed at “inoculating the market” by showing Bitcoin can be used as a treasury asset, not just a store of value.

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