Bitcoin Slides As Strategy's Buying Power Runs Low On Fuel
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Bitcoin price dropped below $86,000 due to Strategy's dwindling buying power, despite its recent efforts to support the cryptocurrency with $1.94 billion in purchases over the past two weeks.
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Market impact analysis based on bearish sentiment with 79% confidence.
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The bitcoin price slid below $86,000 on Wednesday despite major recent support from Strategy, which has deployed $1.94 billion to buy the cryptocurrency over the past two weeks, more than it spent in the prior three months. The bitcoin-holding company is going full-throttle to avoid a scenario that Chairman Michael Saylor and CEO Phong Le have discussed recently, which could see Strategy's enterprise value fall below the value of its bitcoin holdings. Despite Strategy scooping up more than 20,000 bitcoin in the past two weeks, the bitcoin price hasn't emerged from its slump, failing to rally like gold and silver after last week's Federal Reserve rate cut and relatively dovish outlook.
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Original article published by Yahoo Finance on December 18, 2025. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.