BTC217: MicroStrategy 2025 w/ Jeff Walton (Bitcoin Podcast)

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Episode • Jan 15 • 58m

Join us as Jeff Walton unpacks MicroStrategy's innovative financial strategies, including leveraging Bitcoin volatility, issuing convertible bonds, and building a balance sheet of permanent capital. We dive into valuations, ETF dynamics, accretive dilution, and what it means to be the "bank of the future."

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

01:49 - What "capturing the spread" means in MicroStrategy's strategy.

02:32 - The difference between issuing convertible notes and common stock.

06:26 - An explanation of accretive dilution and its role in corporate strategy.

09:44 - How MicroStrategy's Bitcoin holdings position it as a "bank of the future."

20:52 - Insights into constructing a leveraged balance sheet with permanent capital.

23:04 - Why MicroStrategy issued two consecutive convertible bonds.

28:49 - How Michael Saylor's "Bitcoin nuclear reactor" concept reshapes volatility.

39:47 - The impact of entering the NASDAQ and index weighting on stock performance.

48:33 - Metrics to consider when starting a position in MicroStrategy or Bitcoin.

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