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Bitcoin fell to around $62,000 on Friday as CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju warned that Michael Saylor’s continued accumulation strategy may not be enough to address what he sees as the market’s most serious threat: prolonged stagnation rather than a sudden crash.
In a June 19 X post, Ju argued that Bitcoin’s biggest risk is not a sharp drawdown that can be survived if investors still expect a recovery. Instead, he said a long period of weak performance could gradually erode investor conviction, making it harder for the asset to attract fresh capital and sustain the narratives that have supported prior bull markets.
“Bitcoin's biggest risk is not a crash. It is boredom.”
Ju also said Strategy’s preferred stock structure (STRC) becomes most vulnerable not when Bitcoin crashes quickly, but when the market spends years moving sideways and the bear market drags on.
“Saylor's STRC structure becomes truly dangerous not when Bitcoin simply crashes, but when Bitcoin spends years moving sideways and the bear market drags on.”
Ju argued that Strategy’s purchases cannot replace the need for a new market reason to believe. He said Saylor’s challenge is not simply buying more Bitcoin, but providing the market with a new catalyst that can attract the next wave of investors.
“That’s why Saylor’s real challenge is not just buying more Bitcoin. It is giving the market a new reason to believe.”
Ju’s comments come as concerns about Strategy’s financing structure continue to grow. STRC recently fell to a record low near $82, placing it well below its $100 par value and raising questions about investor demand.
Additional pressure points have been raised by other market participants. QCP estimated that Strategy’s current liquidity position provides roughly seven and a half months of runway for dividend payments. QCP also noted that Strategy has already repurchased nearly $1.5 billion of convertible notes due in 2029 and raised about $200 million through MSTR stock sales.
In QCP’s assessment, selling Bitcoin could become one option if Strategy seeks to preserve dividend payments while maintaining its treasury strategy.
Longtime Bitcoin skeptic Peter Schiff also criticized STRC. He argued that investors who bought STRC for income may have underestimated the risks. Schiff further claimed that future fundraising could become more expensive if new investors demand higher yields to compensate for the stock trading below par value.
Beyond Strategy, Ju said Bitcoin needs a new story capable of attracting the next wave of capital. He pointed to prior milestones that were once considered distant possibilities but have already occurred, including approval of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds and growing political support for Bitcoin in the U.S.
Ju wrote that when he founded CryptoQuant in 2018, he expected a Bitcoin ETF to eventually be approved and also anticipated that a future U.S. president would openly support Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset. With those developments already in place, he questioned what catalyst could unify investors during the next phase of adoption.
Ju said that while Saylor has promoted ideas such as Bitcoin banking and digital credit, he expressed uncertainty about whether those concepts would resonate with everyday investors.
Ju’s warning arrives as financial conditions remain restrictive. Earlier this week, Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh led a unanimous vote to keep interest rates steady at 3.50% to 3.75%, with policymakers indicating inflation remains above target. Higher borrowing costs have continued to weigh on risk assets, adding another challenge for Bitcoin as investors look for a new source of conviction.
Despite the concerns raised by market critics, Saylor remains optimistic. Speaking at BTC Prague 2026, Strategy executive chairman Michael Saylor predicted Bitcoin could eventually reach $7 million per coin and said the network’s value could one day grow to $100 trillion, highlighting a wide gap between his long-term outlook and the warnings about prolonged stagnation.
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