ngl this is pretty plausible, and aligns with the tingle that the ponzi has to survive at least til the end of this business cycle
Pio reveals the real reason why Saylor sold 32 Bitcoin
"People ask why he sold the 32 Bitcoin, and it's two reasons. They want S&P inclusion, and they want a better rating from the agencies that rate these preferred equities. Right now their rating is junk, the agencies are literally writing the Bitcoin to zero, not recognizing it as an asset."
"This sounds insane but go try it. If you have 5 million dollars of real Bitcoin on chain and you walk into a bank for a mortgage loan and offer it as collateral, they go, so that's zero. I'm not kidding. But if you hold IBIT, the Bitcoin ETF, that's totally fine, because it's just an equity."
"The S&P gatekeepers specifically said that because Saylor had demonstrated he'd never sell any Bitcoin, they couldn't view it as a viable part of his balance sheet. So he needs to show he can pay the dividend with Bitcoin if he has to. Once stretch gets a AAA rating, do you know how much capital a thing paying 11% is going to attract?"