Cryptocurrencies

Saylor’s New $4.2 Billion Bitcoin Plan Aims to Reassure Skeptics

Michael Saylor

Photographer: Ronda Churchill/Bloomberg

Michael Saylor isn’t backing down. The Strategy co-founder is preparing to sell $4.2 billion more in preferred stock to fuel his latest Bitcoin bet — while throwing a lifeline to investors worried he’s diluting them into oblivion.

The plan, unveiled with second-quarter earnings on Thursday, is Saylor’s latest answer to the big question hanging over his stock: how long can he keep using a lofty premium to fund ever-larger Bitcoin buys?