Strategy CEO Claims Bitcoin Market Fundamentals Strong Despite Price Decline
Strategy CEO Phong Le stated Bitcoin market fundamentals are strong in 2025 despite recent price volatility. Cointelegraph reports Le made these comments during the Coin Stories podcast on Tuesday. The executive said fundamentals "couldn't be better" for Bitcoin this year.
Bitcoin reached an all-time high of $125,100 on October 5, 2025. The asset has since declined nearly 30 percent. Bitcoin traded at $87,687 at publication time. The Crypto Fear and Greed Index has shown "Extreme Fear" since December 12, 2025.
Strategy holds 671,268 Bitcoin worth around $58.63 billion. The company's market net asset value has fallen below 1, trading at 0.93. Le acknowledged Bitcoin's price "does what it does" and remains unpredictable. He said investors should think about the long-term asset class instead.
Why This Matters
Le stressed short-term price movements are often unpredictable for Bitcoin investors. The CEO said Bitcoiners should take a methodical and mathematical approach. Strategy focuses on metrics like mNAV and treasury management to handle volatility.
The company executive pointed to unprecedented US government support for Bitcoin. Le and Strategy executive chairman Michael Saylor have met with traditional banks across the US and UAE. These institutions are working to determine how to catch up with cryptocurrency adoption.
Institutional participation has changed Bitcoin's market structure in 2025. Pinnacledigest notes 93 percent of institutional investors maintain positive long-term blockchain outlooks. BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust attracted over $18 billion in assets under management by Q1 2025. Institutions have weathered corrections with composure due to long-horizon strategies.
Industry Implications
The shift toward institutional control represents a departure from Bitcoin's traditional four-year cycle. CoinDesk reports professional trading strategies increasingly dictate market flows. Public treasury companies now see larger inflows than spot Bitcoin ETFs for five consecutive quarters.
US spot ETFs recorded aggregate net inflows of $23.6 billion in 2025. Today 196 public companies have disclosed Bitcoin holdings. These digital asset treasury companies typically increase their BTC per share through debt issuance and discount acquisitions.
Government action has accelerated this institutional trend. We reported that 15 US states moved forward with plans for Bitcoin reserves following Trump's executive order. States explored allocating up to 10 percent of public funds for Bitcoin purchases. Oklahoma, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania proposed similar allocation percentages.
Bitcoin's correlation with traditional assets shows it trades increasingly as a risk-sensitive investment. The BTC-Gold price ratio declined from 36 to 21 in 2025. During the tariff crisis, BTC-SPX correlation exceeded 0.80. The asset behaved like high-beta risk rather than a defensive hedge during short time horizons.