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Strategy is marketing a roughly $13,400 "BTC Floor" for STRC, its variable-rate cumulative perpetual preferred stock, while Bitcoin trades near $78,000. The framing reads like an 83% buffer, but the SEC-filed briefing defines the figure narrowly: the spot price at which Strategy's illustrative STRC coverage ratio drops to 1.0x. The metric carries no claim on the underlying Bitcoin and has no solvency or recovery meaning for the preferred itself.
The latest dashboard puts STRC at 5.7x coverage on 840,447 BTC valued against a denominator of roughly $11.28 billion of debt and preferred notional. That figure breaks down as $6.71 billion of debt, minus $6.69 billion of USD assets, plus $1.28 billion of senior STRF and $9.97 billion of STRC. Spot moves the ratio but leaves the 1.0x price essentially unchanged, because both the asset and the floor scale with the same Bitcoin count.
Why it matters
The math is calibrated, not protective. STRC's effective yield sat at 12.33% on an Aug. 28 close of $97.33, against an annualized $12 dividend, and Strategy is funding that payout by issuing new MSTR shares. In the most recent disclosed week, the company sold 18.26 million MSTR for $2.01 billion, used $136.4 million to repurchase 1.43 million STRC, parked $300 million in the USD Reserve and put the balance in USD Cash, while selling zero Bitcoin. Dilution to MSTR holders is the immediate cost; the preferred stays nominally whole.
The floor is also a moving target built on company-side assumptions. Depleting the $1.59 billion USD Cash pool without retiring counted claims lifts the modeled threshold to roughly $15,313, and exhausting all $6.69 billion of USD assets pushes it toward $21,381. None of those USD pools is pledged to STRC, and the $5.10 billion USD Reserve is designated by board policy for preferred dividends and debt interest, not for principal protection of STRC holders.
Market impact
In an actual restructuring, creditors, subsidiary liabilities and senior STRF sit ahead of STRC, with junior preferred and MSTR common behind it. The $13,400 number maps one dated snapshot of assets and counted claims, not a legal recovery floor.
Frequently asked questions
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What is Strategy's $13,400 BTC floor actually measuring?
It is the spot Bitcoin price at which STRC's illustrative coverage ratio drops to 1.0x in Strategy's SEC-filed dashboard, with no claim on the company's Bitcoin and no solvency meaning for the preferred itself.
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Why is STRC's effective yield so high right now?
STRC closed Aug. 28 at $97.33 against an annualized $12 dividend, producing a 12.33% effective yield, with Strategy funding the payout through common share issuance rather than retained cash.
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Where does STRC rank in Strategy's capital stack?
STRC sits behind creditors, subsidiary liabilities and senior STRF in a restructuring, with junior preferred and MSTR common ranking below it.
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Could the floor price move without Bitcoin moving?
Yes. Depleting the $1.59B USD Cash pool lifts the modeled floor to about $15,313, and exhausting all $6.69B of USD assets pushes it toward $21,381, holding other inputs constant.
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Is Strategy's USD Reserve or cash pledged to STRC holders?
No. Neither pool is pledged to STRC, and the $5.10B USD Reserve is designated by board policy for preferred dividends and debt interest, not for STRC principal protection.
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