{"id":9552,"date":"2026-06-02T06:55:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T06:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=9552"},"modified":"2026-06-02T06:55:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T06:55:55","slug":"strategys-surprise-bitcoin-sale-throws-20m-polymarket-bet-into-chaos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=9552","title":{"rendered":"Strategy’s Surprise Bitcoin Sale Throws $20M Polymarket Bet Into Chaos"},"content":{"rendered":"

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  • Strategy, the company formerly known as MicroStrategy, sold 32 BTC for about US$2.5 million at an average of roughly US$77,135 between May 26 and 31, its first Bitcoin sale since December 2022.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • The timing upended a Polymarket market on whether Strategy would sell BTC by May 31; the trade cleared before the deadline yet was unknown to the public when betting closed.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • The May 31 contract has been resolved \u201cNo\u201d twice and now sits in a final-review window headed to a UMA oracle vote, with related contracts pushing combined volume above US$20 million<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    Strategy\u2019s first Bitcoin (BTC) sale in more than three years has thrown a Polymarket prediction market into disarray, after the company disclosed on June 1 that it had sold 32 BTC before a May 31 betting deadline that hinged on exactly that question.<\/p>\n

    According to a Form 8-K filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on June 1, Strategy sold 32 Bitcoin for about US$2.5 million (AU$3.5 million) at an average price of roughly US$77,135 (AU$108K) between May 26 and 31, its first BTC sale since December 2022. The proceeds went toward funding dividend obligations.<\/p>\n

    The disclosure arrived a day after a Polymarket market asking whether Strategy would sell any Bitcoin by May 31 had already closed. On-chain timestamps and the filing showed the sale executed inside the window, yet because no public confirmation existed when trading ended, the result split the market\u2019s participants.<\/p>\n

    Related: Bankless Co-Founder Exits Ether, Says \u2018ETH Is Money\u2019 Thesis Has Run Its Course<\/strong><\/p>\n

    A Bet Divided<\/h2>\n

    \u201cYes\u201d holders argued that the on-chain record and the filing prove the sale happened before the deadline and that the contract should pay out accordingly.\u00a0<\/p>\n

    \u201cNo\u201d holders countered that a trade nobody could verify at the time cannot count, pointing to a Polymarket resolution note stating that \u201cno information from MSTR, on-chain data, or consensus of credible reporting confirmed that MicroStrategy sold BTC within the market\u2019s timeframe.\u201d<\/p>\n

    The May 31 contract has been resolved \u201cNo\u201d twice, with each ruling challenged, and now sits in a final-review window before escalation to a UMA vote, where holders of the optimistic oracle\u2019s token cast the deciding call.<\/p>\n

    Related: Trump Pushes \u2018Future-Proof\u2019 Crypto Rules as CLARITY Act Faces Senate Battle<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

    Bitcoin,Microstrategy,Polymarket#Strategys #Surprise #Bitcoin #Sale #Throws #20M #Polymarket #Bet #Chaos1780383355<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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