While the broader market is paralyzed by the "Warsh Shock" and a strengthening U.S. Dollar, Strategy Inc. (formerly MicroStrategy) has effectively become the "buyer of last resort" for the entire corporate world.
On February 1, 2026, the Solana ecosystem was rocked by a sophisticated attack on Step Finance, one of its most prominent DeFi dashboards and data providers.
The selloff pushed Bitcoin's price down over 35% from its October peak and coincided with broad weakness across risk assets, including a slump in major stock indices.
This capital raise, which totaled nearly $160 million, represents a powerful institutional affirmation of the corporate treasury strategy surrounding Bitcoin.