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Rating agencies currently assign minimal value to Bitcoin on MicroStrategy's balance sheet despite the company holding one of the world's largest Bitcoin treasuries, constraining the company's preferred securities rating

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"He argued that rating agencies currently assign little value to Bitcoin on Strategy's balance sheet, leaving its preferred with a junk rating. This is despite the company holding one of the world's largest Bitcoin treasuries."

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