Anomaly02STOCKS2026-06-02

MicroStrategy sells Bitcoin for first time in four years, sparking Polymarket dispute

MicroStrategy sold a portion of its Bitcoin holdings to fund preferred stock distributions.
The company divested 32 bitcoins at an average price of $77,135, marking its first sale of the cryptocurrency in four years.
This symbolic sale threw a $50 million Polymarket bet into dispute and represents a rare departure from its buy-and-hold strategy.

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Yahoo Finance Historical Prices And Ticker Fundamentals

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Conclusion

MSTR closed at $159.09 on May 29, 2026, on 19.14M volume in @yahoo.finance.daily_prices. News from CoinDesk and Decrypt on June 1, 2026, confirmed the sale of 32 BTC and the resulting Polymarket dispute.