Most digital credit holders held their positions in Strategy’s STRC and Strive’s SATA through June’s drop below par value, according to a survey published by BitcoinTreasuries.net.
What the Survey Found
The findings come from BitcoinTreasuries.net’s June Corporate Adoption Report, released July 9. According to the report, 70% of respondents own digital credit, and 84% of those holders did not sell any of it during the downturn.
The report also found that 52% of all respondents bought STRC, SATA, or both after June 18 and below the instruments’ $100 par value. More than half of respondents said they did not view the price drop as a significant issue.
A methodological caveat is essential here. The survey polls BitcoinTreasuries.net’s own audience—a self-selected group already oriented toward bitcoin treasury products—and the report does not disclose a sample size. The results reflect the sentiment of an engaged, bullish readership, not the broader market.
The Volume Data Is the Harder Signal
Beyond sentiment, the report carries a firmer data point. Combined monthly trading volume for STRC and SATA set a record, surpassing $10 billion, with STRC accounting for $8.7 billion and SATA for $1.5 billion.
That volume is notable for what did not drive it. According to the report, neither STRC nor SATA generated at-the-market issuance proceeds in June, meaning the record turnover came from secondary trading rather than new share sales.
The distinction matters. It shows liquidity remained deep in instruments trading below par, even as the issuers paused raising fresh capital at a discount—a sign the market was absorbing the securities rather than fleeing them.
Why Below-Par Buyers Prefer the Secondary Market
The dip-buying pattern lines up with a dynamic already visible in Strategy’s capital structure. When STRC trades below par, buyers have shown a preference for acquiring shares on the secondary market rather than participating in new issuance at $100, which offers a lower entry and a higher effective yield.
STRC, Strategy’s Variable Rate Series A Perpetual “Stretch” Preferred Stock, was engineered to trade near its $100 par through an adjustable dividend, recently raised to 12%. SATA, Strive’s sister instrument, carries a roughly 13% annualized dividend.
Both fell below par on June 18, a session Strive CEO Matt Cole called the most difficult day in the history of digital credit. STRC hit an intraday low near $82.50 before closing around $88.59, while SATA slid from par into the low $90s. Both have remained below par into July.
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The Issuance Question Ahead
The survey also captured expectations for the category’s growth. Roughly 78% of respondents projected digital credit expansion by the end of 2027, and 22% anticipated aggressive growth that would push total supply past $50 billion or even $100 billion.
Respondents expected Strategy to issue the most new digital credit, skewing toward $10 billion to $30 billion in additional supply by the end of 2027. That expectation sits against an open question the price action keeps raising: how a company funds tens of billions in new preferred issuance while its existing instruments trade below the level at which new shares can be sold accretively.
For now, the report’s core takeaway is that a below-par stretch has not shaken the instruments’ most committed holders, even as the sustainability of the model remains contested.
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