Strategy margin call in 2026 stays a remote risk at 2%

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    "Continued accumulation by Strategy, buying at current Bitcoin prices near $82,000-$84,000, is consistent with the market's near-zero assessment of forced liquidation risk.",
    "A companion Polymarket contract on MicroStrategy holding over 500,000 BTC sits at 4%, which is puzzling given reported holdings already exceed 848,000 BTC, that contract may be stale or misspecified.",
    "Resolution via Polymarket's UMA oracle would require a publicly confirmed margin call event; at 848,250 BTC held, the market sees that as a distant tail risk."
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      "notes": "Polymarket contract on MicroStrategy margin call in 2026; at 2%, the market treats forced liquidation as a near-negligible risk despite Bitcoin's elevated volatility this month."
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      "label": "theblock.co: 'There’s always room for more orange': Michael Saylor's Strategy scoop",
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