Saylor flags sharp selloff as Nasdaq falls 5.5% and bitcoin retreats
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Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR), flagged a sharp equity sell-off as the Nasdaq fell 5.5% and bitcoin retreated. He contrasted those losses with Strategy's preferred stock, which is trading near par after the company moved to daily dividends and the shares returned to their $100 benchmark. Traders care because Saylor's commentary ties broad risk-asset weakness to crypto sentiment, while the preferred stock's stability signals demand for yield-bearing exposure to bitcoin.
