Michael Saylor is teasing another major Bitcoin purchase while leading a massive push to get retail investors to vote on a critical corporate decision. The Strategy chairman took to social media on Sunday to hint at upcoming crypto buying activity and to urge shareholders to cast their votes regarding a new dividend structure for the company’s STRC perpetual preferred stock.
Saylor posted his signature phrase, “Big Dot Energy,” alongside a bubble chart tracking the company’s Bitcoin acquisition history over the last six years. Historically, when Saylor shares this specific chart from StrategyTracker.com, a corporate Bitcoin buy follows just days later. If Strategy pulls the trigger this week, it will add to an enormous treasury that currently sits at 818,869 BTC—valued at roughly $67.2 billion with Bitcoin trading near the $77,996 mark.
What the STRC Semi-Monthly Dividend Vote Means for Investors
Beyond the accumulation of Bitcoin, Strategy’s leadership team is heavily focused on a looming June 8 proxy vote deadline. The company is proposing a shift from monthly dividend payouts to semi-monthly payouts for its STRC perpetual preferred stock. According to management, doubling the payout frequency will benefit investors by reducing reinvestment lag, boosting overall market liquidity, and creating better price stability for the asset.
Saylor frames the initiative as a major milestone for the crypto-backed financial ecosystem, noting on social media that the change could help “establish the $100 standard for Digital Credit.” However, push comes to shove when it comes to actually getting the measure approved, as corporate voting dynamics present a unique hurdle for the company.
Why Strategy is Fighting Hard for the Retail Vote
The biggest challenge for Strategy is that everyday retail investors own a massive 80% of the STRC preferred stock. While the amendment is designed specifically to benefit these individual holders, getting them to actually submit their ballots is historically difficult. Data from the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance shows that over the last five proxy seasons, retail investors have only voted about 29% of their shares, compared to a 77% turnout from institutional holders.
Because every vote counts to pass the amendment, Strategy is launching a full-court press to drive turnout. To answer questions and rally the community, the company has scheduled a live, virtual Q&A session on May 20 at 5:00 PM ET. The event will feature Michael Saylor and CEO Phong Le, moderated by Coin Stories podcast host Natalie Brunell, and will be livestreamed across YouTube and X to ensure shareholders have the information they need before the final June deadline.
