Strategy said it may sell bitcoin to fund dividend payments tied to its high-yield perpetual preferred stock, STRC, marking a departure from its long-standing stance of never selling its holdings. During its first-quarter 2026 earnings call, Chairman Michael Saylor indicated that bitcoin sales could be used as a funding mechanism for dividends, alongside the company’s existing capital-raising approach. “We’ll probably sell some bitcoin to fund the dividend, just to inoculate the market, just to send the message that we did it,” Saylor said. The shift reflects growing flexibility in how the company manages its balance ... (full story)