Michael Saylor is once again embracing his characteristic stoicism as Bitcoin experienced a dramatic decline of nearly $14,000 within just a week, resulting in a loss of approximately $7 billion from Strategy’s balance sheet. The billionaire executive shared an AI-generated image from the mountains along with the brief motivational phrase “Be strong.”
It remains uncertain whether this message was intended for himself or his followers; however, the statistics behind it are stark. Currently, Strategy holds 640,250 BTC that were acquired at an average price of $74,002. Just earlier in October, these assets appeared invulnerable when their value soared above $79 billion as Bitcoin surpassed $124,000.
₿e Strong pic.twitter.com/WyCd9ybksI
— Michael Saylor (@saylor) October 14, 2025
However, the downturn came swiftly. By October 14th, Bitcoin’s value had dipped to around $110,800 which reduced Strategy’s Bitcoin holdings to a worth of about $71.1 billion — marking a significant drop of 10% in less than seven days.
Saylor & Co.: Still Profitable
Despite this paper loss on their investments, the company remains firmly in profit territory. With an average cost basis set at around $47.38 billion for their holdings means that Saylor still enjoys over a 50% profit on paper even after this recent downturn.
Nonetheless, such volatility raises concerns among many Wall Street analysts regarding how sustainable it is for corporate finances to be so closely linked to Bitcoin’s unpredictable nature.
For Saylor and his team though—that’s precisely their argument point. He has consistently maintained that Bitcoin stands as one of the most robust assets globally—resistant to dilution and capable of weathering fiat currency fluctuations effectively. This week’s setback—the most severe seen in cryptocurrency history—resulted in liquidations totaling around $19 billion across various markets; yet Saylor’s perspective appears steadfast and unchanged.