Over the last month, Strive ranked among the top-performing equities within the Russell 2000, and Chief Risk Officer Jeff Walton reports that the firm remains on track to double its Bitcoin reserves approximately every 12 weeks.
Over the last month, Strive ranked among the top-performing equities within the Russell 2000, and Chief Risk Officer Jeff Walton reports that the firm remains on track to double its Bitcoin reserves approximately every 12 weeks. During this discussion alongside Grace Remington and Sean Hagan, Walton details the way Strive handles liquidity management during rapid scaling, why total balance sheet strength recently surpassed $2.5 billion, and the manner in which common stock and preferred ATMs directly finance Bitcoin acquisition. He further details the $700 million in warrants expiring on October 13, discussing the implications their exercise holds for leverage and upcoming offerings. Walton concludes by addressing the systemic credit risk he believes the broader market currently fails to price correctly.
Chapters:
00:00 — Jeff Walton Brings a Reinsurance Risk Playbook to Bitcoin
00:33 — Why a 24/7 On-Chain Market Is Easier to Model Than Equities
01:36 — Strive’s Russell 2000 Run and the $2.5 Billion Balance Sheet
02:15 — How the Common Stock and Preferred ATMs Fund Bitcoin Buys
03:54 — Staying Simple While Strategy and Metaplanet Stack Products
04:59 — Dividends, Cost of Capital, and Buying Bitcoin Near $86,000
06:19 — Why the Four-Year Bitcoin Cycle Is Fundamentally Breaking Down
08:26 — Trust as Capital Market Infrastructure and the Liquidity Test
10:28 — Inside Strive’s 25 to 50 Percent Bitcoin Hurdle Rate
12:07 — The Systemic Credit Event the Market Is Underpricing
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