Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, is facing mounting legal pressure with at least five class-action suits accusing the company of security fraud. The accusations are based on its unrealized losses of $6 billion in its Bitcoin portfolio and accuse the corporation of not sufficiently disclosing risks to investors. According to the plaintiffs, the company issued untrue and misleading statements for 11 months, beginning in April 2024 and lasting until April 2025. The lawsuits allege that Strategy presented the Bitcoin volatility and the effects of the new accounting alteration in a weak manner. Investors contend that the failure to submit these risks led to a significant decline in share price. In the first case to be led by an investor, Abhey Parmar, he claims that the executives of Strategy Inc. had breached fiduciary duties and exaggerated the firm’s financial prospects. One of the main allegations is that CEO Phong Le and CFO Andrew Kang sold 31.5 million worth of the company before publicly announcing the changes in Bitcoin accounting. According to legal experts, this is common in large-scale class actions where law firms will bid to be appointed lead counsel. Stock gains amid legal scrutiny Strategy shares are up 28% year-to-date through all the legal headwinds, signaling continued investor confidence in its Bitcoin accumulation strategy. The firm now has 592,345 BTC worth more than $63 billion. Strategy has an average purchase price of $70,702 per coin, and Bitcoin is trading at $106,824, an unrealized gain of $21.3 billion, roughly a 51% gain. The founder and chairman of Strategy, Michael Saylor, remained the largest individual shareholder. He owns close to 20 million shares as of the last SEC filing, which translates to approximately $7.8 billion using the current stock price of $389.50 per share. Other significant shareholders are Vanguard (8.55%), BlackRock (5.80%), Capital International Investors (5.80%), Susquehanna Securities (4.82%), and Jane Street Group (4.70%). Despite the growing scrutiny, the company has maintained the same long-term approach to Bitcoin, which involves frequent buy-ups no matter the market conditions, and it has new fiscal backing as a result. Strategy shares ( $MSTR ) are trading at $393.24 and have a market cap of $107.51 billion, a premium of 1.67x over its net asset value. Profit warning sparked filing surge The lawsuits continued to gain traction following revelations by Strategy in April that it was expected to report no profit on Q1, attributed to unrealized losses in Bitcoin. The company cautioned in an SEC filing that it “may not be able to regain profitability in future periods.” Strategy recorded a loss of $16.49 per share in Q1. The initial class action was filed on May 16 by Pomerantz LLP, followed by individual actions by Gross Law Firm, Bronstein Gewirtz & Grossman, Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, and Levi & Korsinsky. The possibility of seeing numerous claims instead of a unified lawsuit indicates a clash of legal interests and confusion among the major stakeholders who should take the initiative. So far, none of the top institutional holders of Strategy has attested to participating in any of the suits. The result may shape wider market attitudes toward corporate exposure and disclosure on Bitcoin, especially when insider trading allegations become material. Cryptopolitan Academy: Coming Soon - A New Way to Earn Passive Income with DeFi in 2025. Learn More
