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The rapid decline in bitcoin this week has reignited the debate over whether key corporate investors may be rethinking their positions. Highlights:

Strategy firm maintains its long-term view on bitcoin despite the latest market crash.

The company’s BTC assets remain in positive territory, but MSTR stock has suffered serious losses.

A recent survey of retail participants indicates that most holders did not dispose of their coins during the downturn.

Strategy, as the publicly traded organization holding the world’s largest bitcoin reserves, has made it clear that it has no intention of changing its ways. While no new acquisitions have been announced, its CEO has reiterated its long-term approach.

Bitcoin has fallen nearly 9% in the past week, one of the strongest corrections in the current cycle, amid growing macroeconomic unpredictability.

According to a recent ZeroHedge article, the chief investment officer at Bank of America suggested that the Fed is approaching a point where it will have to loosen its grip, and suggested that bitcoin is likely to be the first to react if the Fed abandons its tight monetary policy. Such predictions only exacerbated the already unstable market environment.

Strategy’s bitcoin position – 649,870 BTC purchased at an average price of $74,430 – is currently still showing a return of about 16% compared to the recent collapse. The company’s stock has shown no such resilience.

MSTR dropped to the $170 level, negating much of the premium it previously held relative to the value of its bitcoin reserves. This drop has once again raised the question of whether Strategy has enough financial cushion to withstand further declines if BTC continues to fall.

A survey conducted by the head of the company among the community showed that 77.8% of respondents did not sell a single bitcoin during the recent drop, even when BTC briefly broke through the $80000 mark. This indicates that a significant portion of private investors are still pursuing a long-term holding strategy rather than reacting to short-term price volatility.