The aggressive “buy-and-hoard crypto at all costs” strategy is cracking under pressure. As prices fell, major firms that accumulated digital assets using debt and stock issuance were hit with massive unrealized losses.

One high-profile holder saw its valuation collapse from $128 billion to nearly $40 billion, exposing how fragile balance sheets become when leverage meets volatility. What looked like visionary accumulation during the bull phase quickly turned into a stress test once the market reversed.

This wasn’t bad timing — it was structural risk. Borrowing to buy volatile assets only works in one direction. When prices drop, dilution fears rise, debt becomes heavier, and confidence evaporates fast.

The real issue:

Crypto hoarding isn’t inherently wrong — but leveraged conviction is not the same as resilience. Without sustainable cash flow, long drawdowns turn “long-term bets” into existential threats.

⚠️ Leverage amplifies belief on the way up — and punishes it brutally on the way down.

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