Canadian Billionaire Frank Giustra Calls Strategy’s 1 Million-Bitcoin Goal Meaningless

JH Kim

Summary

Frank Giustra criticized Strategy’s large-scale accumulation of Bitcoin (BTC) and its goal of holding 1 million Bitcoin, saying it is fueling concerns about market overheating.
Strategy currently holds about 818,000 BTC, and as it could secure about 5%% of total supply, or 1 million BTC, by August, Giustra said, “What does owning 5%% even mean?”
Giustra also criticized Michael Saylor’s $49 million price target, saying it was meant to sustain buying demand by stoking greed and FOMO, while the market is watching future changes in supply-demand dynamics and investor sentiment.

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Criticism is growing around Strategy’s aggressive Bitcoin accumulation plan, adding to concerns that the market may be overheating.

On April 28, Canadian billionaire Frank Giustra used his official X account, formerly Twitter, to publicly criticize Strategy’s goal of holding 1 million Bitcoin.

Strategy currently holds about 818,000 BTC. If that pace continues, it could reach 1 million BTC by August, equal to about 5% of Bitcoin’s total supply.

"What does owning 5% even mean?" Giustra wrote, dismissing the symbolic value of the target.

He also took aim at Executive Chairman Michael Saylor’s $49 million price target, calling it an attempt to sustain buying demand by stoking greed and FOMO.

The market is focusing on the fact that large-scale institutional accumulation and criticism of that strategy are emerging at the same time. Changes in supply-demand dynamics and investor sentiment are seen as the key variables ahead.