Upgrading Digital Credit In 3 Steps
The latent tail risks in digital credit are clearer after June 2026. Read our post-mortem analysis of the June crash here. Given these recent events, this article is a proposal on what can be done to upgrade digital credit. Context about market behaviors and credit investors First—since the goal is to sell to credit investors—let’s get into […]
Crash Post Mortem – What Happened to STRC in June 2026
The Leveraged Setup (Important Context) Something paying 11.5% while promising to stay at par will attract leverage to squeeze out more returns. This is likely done using margin in brokerage accounts. There are also a number of DeFi protocols that are doing things to this effect (Saturn, Apyx, and auxiliary looping ecosystem). STRC was the […]
Quant Framework for Digital Credit Risk
Abstract Digital credit instruments—exchange-listed, perpetual preferred shares backed by Bitcoin-heavy corporate treasuries (e.g., STRC, SATA)—have grown rapidly, yet traditional risk models rely on subjective statistical assumptions. This paper introduces an objective, quantitative framework that decomposes digital credit yield into three components: the risk-free rate, the market-implied cost of hedging Bitcoin price risk, and a residual […]
Q1 2026 Corporate Bitcoin Report
Abstract Corporate Bitcoin adoption in Q1 2026 became significantly more concentrated and uneven, with total public holdings increasing by 69,480 BTC—a figure entirely supported by Strategy’s 89,602 BTC accumulation. Excluding Strategy, the public sector was a net seller of approximately 20,100 BTC, primarily driven by a 25,375.9 BTC liquidation from Bitcoin miners. These miners, including […]
Corporate Bitcoin Adoption 2026 Report
Abstract Abstract: Corporate Bitcoin Adoption 2026 Report The 2025 shift from simple accumulation to the securitization of BTC demonstrates that corporate demand is increasingly financing-enabled via capital markets tools like ATMs, PIPEs, and convertibles. While public companies added approximately 494,000 BTC , the emergence of “Digital Credit“—specifically multi-series perpetual preferred equity—has bifurcated the market into […]
S&P Rating on Strategy: Overview, Implications, and Industry Direction
Abstract The S&P rating on Strategy shows that when bitcoin is fully deducted from adjusted common equity, total adjusted capital turns negative and the rating is forced to anchor on weak capitalization. That outcome is predictable under the 2024 RACF and 2025 hybrid criteria. The practical takeaway for issuers seeking higher credit ratings is to […]