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Gold permabull Peter Schiff has said that Strategy’s stock-to-Bitcoin business model is one of three falling dominoes in the current financial system.
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Massive national borrowing and the AI hype are the other two, and the reckoning will come when interest rates rise.
Peter Schiff claims Strategy’s stock-to-Bitcoin accumulation mode is one among a trio of dominoes falling in America’s debt system. The other two are the $39.19 trillion national debt and the artificial intelligence (AI) bubble.
In a May 28 hour-long video, the gold permabull argues that these three elements constitute a disillusioned and consequently collapsing financial system.
Strategy and its role in system collapse
It began with low interest rates in the past, which encouraged massive borrowing to fund AI speculation. This also paved the way for Strategy using cheap debt to buy Bitcoin. Meanwhile, the nation’s own debt rose as federal spending continued to outpace tax revenues.
According to Schiff, Strategy’s recent use of about 60% of its cash reserves to repay zero-interest convertible notes three years early is a red flag. In his opinion, the company was forced to make the move to preserve its liquidity while remaining heavily exposed to Bitcoin.
Schiff’s prediction is bleak: these events will eventually push rates higher, burst the AI bubble, and cause the downfall of similar overvalued yet unproductive investment models, such as Strategy’s.
He adds that investors should pivot to gold and real assets in place of over-leveraged tech, stock and crypto bubbles.
Financial analysts and commentators take
Mainstream financial analysts view Strategy’s repurchase of its convertible notes as a highly calculated and opportunistic capital management move. Their reasons are that the notes were bought at a discount and that the buyback eliminates the risk of massive dilution.
Additionally, shifting to preferred equity reduces debt pressure should Bitcoin undergo a prolonged downturn. Even more, it opens the possibility of taking on extra debt to fuel Bitcoin purchases.
According to Strategy, it maintains the ability to service its debt and preferred dividends even if Bitcoin fell to $8K from the current $73K. Even more, the company theoretically remains profitable for as long as Bitcoin gains at least 1.25% annually.
Crypto Twitter comments ranged from praise to criticism of his fixation on doom predictions for Bitcoin and Strategy.
