Technique CEO Von Leh stated a part of the rationale for establishing the $1.44 billion reserve was to alleviate investor considerations in regards to the firm's well being amid the Bitcoin downturn.
“We’re very a lot part of the cryptocurrency ecosystem and the Bitcoin ecosystem, which is why we determined a number of weeks in the past to start out elevating cash and put the US greenback on our stability sheet to eradicate this FUD,” Lee stated on CNBC's Energy Lunch on Friday.
This afternoon, Phong Le, CEO of @Technique, joins @CNBC @PowerLunch to debate how $MSTR is performing with Bitcoin, how USD reserves are coping with latest FUD, the altering Overton window, key volatility components, and why the long-term outlook for Bitcoin stays strong. pic.twitter.com/1t5hsfov0m
— Technique (@Technique) December 5, 2025
Technique Inc. on Monday introduced a US$1.44 billion reserve fund raised via a inventory sale. The reserve fund is meant to stay massive sufficient to cowl a minimum of 12 months of dividends, and is anticipated to finally develop to cowl a 24-month runway, the corporate stated.
The brand new improve comes amid considerations about Technique's means to proceed repaying its debt and dividend obligations if its inventory worth falls considerably.
“And that's simply FUD,” Lee stated Friday.
“The problem of with the ability to pay dividends wasn't going to come up, and it didn't appear to be there was a have to promote Bitcoin…however now that there's FUD that they received't be capable to meet their dividend obligations, individuals are going to pile into brief bets on Bitcoin,” he stated.
“We simply talked about that we raised $1.44 billion (21 months price of dividend debt) in eight and a half days. And we did that to 1) deal with FUD, however 2) to point out individuals that you may nonetheless elevate cash throughout a Bitcoin downcycle.”
Lee stated final week that Technique would solely take into account promoting Bitcoin if its inventory worth fell under its internet asset worth and it was unable to entry new capital.
The corporate additionally launched a “BTC Credit score” dashboard and claims it at the moment has sufficient belongings to pay dividends for over 70 years.
