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Bitcoin Irony Alert: Vanguard, Crypto Bear, Now Largest Strategy Shareholder!

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In a twist of fate, Vanguard, the $10T asset manager notorious for slamming Bitcoin as “speculative” and “immature,” has become the largest institutional shareholder of Strategy (MSTR), the world’s most aggressive Bitcoin holder!

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Holding over 20M shares (~8% of MSTR), Vanguard’s $9.26B stake gives it indirect exposure to Strategy’s 601,550 BTC stash, worth ~$70B.

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This isn’t a change of heart—Vanguard’s passive index funds, like the Total Stock Market Index, auto-bought MSTR due to its Nasdaq 100 inclusion.

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Critics like VanEck’s Matthew Sigel call it “institutional dementia,” as Vanguard’s anti-crypto stance (no BTC ETFs allowed!) clashes with its portfolio reality. CEO Salim Ramji doubled down in 2024, saying crypto’s too volatile for clients, yet MSTR’s 850% surge in two years proves the market’s laughing last.

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What’s Next? With Bitcoin at $116K and Strategy’s stock soaring, Vanguard’s stuck HODLing a crypto proxy. Is this a sign TradFi’s warming to BTC, or just index fund irony?

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