Strategy Says Its Software Business Is Quietly Powering Its Bitcoin Machine
Strategy’s Phong Le pushed back against the idea that the company’s Bitcoin identity can be separated from its legacy software business, arguing that the two sides now reinforce each other operationally, financially, and culturally. In a post on X, Le said Strategy’s success is “rooted in more than Bitcoin on our balance sheet,” framing the […]
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