Bitcoin’s dramatic fall to the $70,000 price point on Thursday left the overall crypto market in shambles — with altcoins struggling under the rubble. Amid the ongoing BTC crash, Micheal Saylor’s Strategy has lost a whopping estimate of $47 billion in profits from its BTC holdings.
Saylor, in December 2025, had told Coin Headlines that there was no scenario in which he would see himself selling Strategy’s BTC stash that consists of 713,502 Bitcoins. Bitcoin’s instability, however, has punctured the market into a bleed.
As per estimates, each BTC in Strategy’s treasury was acquired at a rough price of $76,050 per coin. So when BTC hit its last all-time-high of $126,000 in October last year, Strategy’s unrealized profits on paper had climbed to around $47 billion.
With Bitcoin having sunk to a price lower than what Strategy had procured each token for — its currently underwater by $630 million to $900 million.
Despite the ongoing fluctuations, Strategy has not deterred from moving towards its ambition to control five percent to 7.5 percent of BTC’s total 21 million supply.
Earlier on Monday, Saylor announced that Strategy had added a fresh batch of 855 BTC for $75.3 million at $87,974 per Bitcoin. This addition brought Strategy’s total BTC holding to 713,502.
Saylor is a firm believer in the “buy the dip” sentiment – and is often heard saying Bitcoin’s volatility is what makes for an entry point for new ecosystem into the ecosystem. In a recent tweet, Saylor had said “volatility is Satoshi’s gift to the faithful”.
BTC’s fall is being attributed to an array of factors — ranging from the U.S.-Iran tensions, the recent U.S. government shutdown, the Fed’s decision to not reduce the interest rate in January, and the possibility of a change in the Federal Reserve Chairperson replacing Jerome Powell. The ongoing chaos around the CLARITY Act in the U.S. has also possibly contributed to BTC’s price slippage.
GameStop, touted as the largest X-box and video game retailer, made it to the headlines this week for its BTC plans. GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen, in a recent interview said Gamestop’s treasury of $500 million may not afterall get a permanent place in its balance sheets.
Market experts are unclear as to by when BTC and the overall crypto market would rebound into gains given that macro geo-political and economic situations are still evolving.