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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Marvie Basilan

UNCOVERED: Microstrategy slumps after kerrisdale capital goes short on bitcoin giant - The Untold Story

Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy is has been riding the tide in Bitcoin's recent bull run. (Credit: YouTube Screenshot/MicroStrategy Official YouTube Channel)

KEY POINTS

  • Kerrisdale noted that "things have gotten carried away" during the Bitcoin bull run
  • It said MSTR was trading "at an unjustifiable premium" to BTC, which drives the stock's value
  • Despite MSTR's Thursday slump, the stock is still up year-to-date by 150%

Bitcoin maximalist Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy dropped as much as 14% Thursday after investment management firm Kerrisdale Capital said it was "short" on the business intelligence company, citing a potential overpricing of the MSTR stock.

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