⛳️ Bitcoin Companies Have Red Flags!

What you need to look out for when investing in treasury firms.

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Ivan
September 08, 2025

Happy Monday!

Michael Saylor is not letting up: Strategy purchased another $200 million worth of Bitcoin last week as it continues its ‘digital transformation of capital markets.’

Bitcoin treasury companies can be a good investment — but watch out for these two potential red flags.

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Strategy Inc. on Monday disclosed it had purchased 1,955 Bitcoin for about $217.4 million, according to a Sep. 8 SEC filing, further consolidating its role as the largest corporate Bitcoin holder.

The company stated the coins were acquired between Sep. 2 and Sep. 7 at an average price of $111,196, bringing total holdings to 638,460 BTC worth $47.17 billion at an average cost of $73,880.

Executive chairman Michael Saylor framed the acquisition within a broader shift in financial markets, telling CNBC that “Bitcoin represents a digital transformation of capital markets.”

He added that inflows into the asset continue to strengthen: “Our companies raised $19 billion this year. All of it went into Bitcoin.”

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Peter Chung, head of research at Presto Research on Monday warned that investors eyeing companies holding large Bitcoin reserves should pay close attention to “red flags” before allocating capital.

Speaking to CNBC, Chung said that while firms like Strategy inspired a wave of copycats, not all of them have the same fundamentals or execution capacity.

“The two key things that you need to watch out for is, first one is, the underlying asset has to be an asset that has the potential to become a monetary asset,” Chung explained. “The second thing is the management’s execution capability. This operation requires ability to navigate the public capital market and structure the right instruments.”

So what does this mean for Bitcoin treasury company investments?

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