Strategy keeps STRC at 12% as Saylor has seven days to salvage the $10 billion Bitcoin yield product as costs spiral

Michael Saylor has roughly one week to orchestrate STRC’s return to its $100 par value by his informal Sept. 8 target, but the financial machinery required to close the final gap is running hot.Despite deploying $635.2 million on aggressive buybacks, Strategy’s preferred security continues to hover around $97. The company has simultaneously restarted its Bitcoin accumulation after a two-month freeze, signaling confidence that its balance sheet can absorb both demands.Yet, the path to par has morphed into a highly capital-intensive grind just as a wave of competing Bitcoin-linked yield products hits the market.The coming days will test more than Saylor’s 70-trading-day timeline, a target calculated from STRC's latest recovery starting May 28. It will reveal how much more capital the firm is willing to deploy before relying on organic institutional demand to anchor the security.The final $3 is costing Strategy moreThe economics of the buyback campaign have deteriorated steadily as STRC climbs toward par, upending the company's initial strategy.When Strategy began repurchasing STRC in July, management outlined a clear tapering framework: deploy more capital at deeper discounts to capt...