Strategy Publishes Bitcoin Investor Guide on Bitcoin's Role as Digital Capital

Strategy has published a Bitcoin Investor Guide written by its team, with a revision date of September 7, 2026 and market data current as of September 4. According to ChainCatcher, the guide is aimed at professional investors, private investors, bankers, advisers, and capital allocators, and outlines Bitcoin's monetary properties, investment case, market structure, portfolio role, custody methods, and risks. The guide argues that Bitcoin is no longer only a speculative asset and is becoming a foundation for a new digital capital market. It describes Bitcoin as a scarce, open, global reserve asset whose long-term case rests on scarcity, open access, global liquidity, and independent verification, while potentially absorbing some of the monetary premium now attached to gold, real estate, stocks, bonds, and art. As of September 4, 2026, the guide cites Bitcoin at about $79,809, with the 200-week moving average at about $64,715, a premium of about 23.3%. It also lists a 1-year return of about -28.3%, a 10-year annualized return of about 62.8%, 30-day average trading volume of about $28.3 billion, open interest of about $96 billion, spot ETF holdings of about 1.27 million BTC, and network hash rate of about 935 EH/s. The document says Bitcoin has a maximum supply of 21 million coins, no issuer, no maturity date, and no contractual cash flow, with value driven mainly by scarcity and the monetary premium assigned by the market. It notes that institutional access improved significantly after the U.S. SEC approved spot Bitcoin ETPs in January 2024, while futures, options, and custody infrastructure continued to mature. The guide also warns that Bitcoin is highly volatile, carries no repayment promise, and can fall sharply; self-custody, third-party custody, ETPs, corporate securities, and derivatives each involve different legal, operational, and counterparty risks. It adds that transactions are irreversible and lost keys can cause permanent loss, and says Strategy's large Bitcoin holdings create an interest link to Bitcoin's price. The file states it is for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.