“We have 32 years of dividend coverage through our BTC Reserve,” said Strategy on X on Thursday. In principle, the math works out, as the firm’s Bitcoin treasury is currently worth just below $55 billion, and its dividend obligations are $1.7 billion.

In November, Strategy claimed to have 71 years of dividend coverage “assuming the price stays flat,” which it didn’t. Strategy pays dividends on its Stretch product (STRC), which offers an 11.5% yield and is designed to trade at $100.

However, STRC prices have tumbled more than 10% recently, meaning that the effective yield increases and the company will need cash to pay the higher dividends.

STRC Slumps Below $90

STRC tanked a further 3%, coming close to its record low, hitting $89 on Wednesday, according to Google Finance. The current effective yield for STRC is 12.9%, according to BitcoinQuant.

Replies raised concerns over Strategy having to sell more BTC to meet payments, heavy dilution of its common stock, MSTR, and risks that forced selling could accelerate reserve depletion if prices decline.

MSTR prices also took a hit on Wednesday, falling a further 5% on the day to $116. The stock is currently down 73% from its July 2025 all-time high.

We have 32 years of dividend coverage through our $BTC Reserve. pic.twitter.com/qTvQYLweul

— Strategy (@Strategy) June 17, 2026

Gold-bug and Bitcoin detractor Peter Schiff has been extremely vocal against Saylor and Strategy recently. He commented on Strategy’s 32 years of dividend payments claim, stating:

“That assumes you don’t raise the dividend on the preferreds, you don’t issue any more preferred shares, and the price of Bitcoin doesn’t fall. In fact, if you start selling Bitcoin to cover your obligations, the price will fall even faster, depleting your reserves much quicker.”

Others agreed with the sentiment, with ‘Kaleo’ adding, “the responsible thing you should do is cut your losses sooner rather than later and sell the Bitcoin now.”

“The lower the price that you’re forced to sell, the more BTC you’ll be forced to sell to raise the same amount of cash.”

“Do the math again without thinking your sales will never drag BTC price down,” said CryptoQuant analyst ‘Darkfost’.

Will Strategy Sell More BTC?

Strategy sold 32 BTC in late May, adding to broader market uncertainty and a major Bitcoin selloff. However, it acquired 1,587 Bitcoin for around $100 million last week and purchased 1,550 BTC for a similar amount in early June.

Selling Bitcoin to cover dividend obligations appears to be the only option, but this will create a negative feedback loop or “death spiral,” as the price of BTC will also fall further.

Nevertheless, Joe Burnett, vice president of Strive, said that if Strategy lets the market test lows, then pushes it back to the target range with more buying, it may build confidence.

“It would train the market that temporary breaks below the target range can be buying opportunities, especially if dividends continue getting paid and the price returns to the range quickly.”

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