Strategy Chair Saylor Claims He Never Sold Personal Bitcoin Amid Company Sales

Key Insights:

• Saylor reveals he has never sold his personal Bitcoin and calls himself a saver.
• This comes after Strategy has sold more than 5000 BTC this year as the company seeks to grow its USD reserve.s
• The crypto community criticizes Saylor, citing his previous statement that he would never sell Bitcoin.

Michael Saylor said he had never sold Bitcoin from his personal holdings. The Strategy executive chairman said his position allowed him to continue advising individual holders against selling. He described himself as a saver while separating his personal holdings from Strategy’s corporate treasury.

Saylor previously said his “never sell” message applied to individuals rather than Strategy. He argued that the publicly traded company must manage dividends, debt and other financial obligations.

Strategy’s regulatory disclosures have stated that the company may sell Bitcoin based on liquidity needs and capital-market conditions.

Saylor statement follows Strategy announcing its third Bitcoin sale this year. The company, which is the largest publicly traded Bitcoin holder, recently disclosed that it sold 1,638 BTC for $104.7 million in the week ending August 2.

It used half of the proceeds to fund dividends for the preferred STRC shares and the other half on STRC buybacks. Strategy reported that it bought back 912,142 STRC shares for $81.2 million, using BTC proceeds and $28.5 million from a common stock sale.

This is all part of the capital framework announced in June 2026, under which it plans to buy back $1 billion worth of STRC. So far, Strategy has repurchased STRC twice, spending a total of $106.2 million.

However, it has already sold BTC thrice this year, disposing of 32 BTC for $2.5 million in May before selling another 3,555 BTC for $216 million in July. It has now sold 5,225 BTC in total this year,r bringing its holdings down to 842,138 BTC.

The last two sales raised $321 million and came after its capital framework was announced in June. Under the framework, Strategy can raise to $1.25 billion by selling BTC.

While experts consider Bitcoin sales by Strategy necessary for its survival, Saylor’s post is drawing criticism in the crypto community. Many noted that the Strategy chairman had been vocal about not selling Bitcoin until now.

Crypto users are sharing posts of Saylor stating that people should never sell Bitcoin. In one, Saylor said, “sell a kidney if you must, but keep the Bitcoin,” while in another, he said people can mortgage their house to buy Bitcoin.

Meanwhile, others noted that it is impossible to verify Saylor’s claim about his personal holdings. Helius Labs CEO Mert Mumtaz observed that Saylor could have deposited all his BTC into Strategy and sold it through the company, while telling people he never sold it personally.

Bitcoin is trading around $63,900 after a slight 1% gain in the past 24 hours. MSTR is also up 2% and trades at $95.36, while STRC is up by the same range and trading at $91.84.

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