CNBC host Jim Cramer says he could reconsider his bullish stance on Bitcoin after Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR) disclosed that it has sold some of its Bitcoin.

"Strategy (Micro) sells Bitcoin, $2.5 million," Cramer said Monday on X. "May have to reevaluate pro-bitcoin stance given how much Strategy has propped it up. Key trampoline for years. Some say manipulation. I think that’s too strong."

Cramer’s remarks come as he has pointed to Strategy as the major driver of Bitcoin upside in recent months, egging on the company to defend the asset’s price and push it above $82,000 early in February. 

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Meanwhile, Cramer has recently expressed frustration with Bitcoin, pointing to a correlation with software-as-a-service stocks at a time when the industry was facing a lot of negative sentiment. He also questioned the asset’s failure to act as a hedge against inflation at the beginning of the U.S.-Israel war on Iran.

Cramer last year framed Bitcoin as a hedge against rising U.S. debt, saying he was worried about his kids.

Strategy’s Bitcoin Sale

Strategy disclosed in a Monday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it sold 32 BTC for $2.5 million to fund dividend payments for its Strategy Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Shares Series A (NASDAQ:STRC). 

"Our goal is to make $STRC the best credit instrument in the world," Strategy Chair Michael Saylor said on X.

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Saylor had teased the move for weeks, most recently telling Bitcoin podcaster Natalie Brunell that the company was likely to sell the asset this year. He has said it would signal to the market that Strategy did not have to sell common stock to fund dividend payments. He added that it would reinforce the value of its Bitcoin holdings with credit rating agencies.

It was the first time Strategy has sold Bitcoin since 2022. The company that year sold 704 BTC for $11.8 million as part of a tax-loss harvesting strategy, buying 810 BTC back two days later.

Strategy’s recent sale diverges from Saylor's frequent calls to buy Bitcoin and never sell. Strategy remains the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, with 843,706 BTC, most recently valued at over $59 billion. The company has purchased nearly 170,000 BTC this year alone. 

Bitcoin was most recently trading around $70,300, down from about $73,000 before the news of Strategy’s Bitcoin sale broke and down nearly 20% so far this year. 

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