# Strive’s Secret Weapon Could Supercharge Its Bitcoin Strategy Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/one-chair-podcast-7451310/strive-s-secret-weapon-could-supercharge-its-bitcoin-strategy Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/one-chair-podcast-7451310/strive-s-secret-weapon-could-supercharge-its-bitcoin-strategy.md Podcast: [One Chair Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/one-chair-podcast-7451310) Published: 2026-05-18T19:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-chair/episodes/Strives-Secret-Weapon-Could-Supercharge-Its-Bitcoin-Strategy-e3jg8s5 Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/104c39ac4/podcast/play/120119621/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-17%2F424326058-44100-2-4f3f9e362fa4b.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/one-chair-podcast-7451310/episodes/strive-s-secret-weapon-could-supercharge-its-bitcoin-strategy Duration seconds: 3954 ## Resource Michael Saylor may have just revealed the future of Bitcoin treasury companies… and Strive is already building it. In this episode, we sit down with Strive's Chief Strategy Officer and Bitcoin policy expert Avik Roy for a deep dive into the next phase of the Bitcoin treasury revolution. We cover: ⚡ Why Michael Saylor’s latest earnings call validated Strive’s strategy⚡ The “secret weapon” behind Strive’s Bitcoin accumulation model ⚡ Why preferred shares like STRC and SATA are changing capital markets ⚡ How digital credit could unlock trillions in institutional demand ⚡ Why some Bitcoin treasury companies failed during the bear market ⚡ The hidden risks of convertible debt and overleverage ⚡ Why Strategy may start SELLING Bitcoin, and why it could actually be bullish ⚡ The future of Bitcoin treasury consolidation and global expansion ⚡ Why Avik compares Bitcoin treasury companies to private equity in the 1980s Avik also shares his incredible personal journey from biotech hedge funds and healthcare policy to becoming one of the leading voices in Bitcoin strategy and policy. If you want to understand where Bitcoin treasury companies, digital credit, and institutional Bitcoin adoption are headed next — this conversation is essential. Follow our guest: - Avik Roy on X: https://x.com/Avik - Avik Roy on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Avik - The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity (FREOPP): https://freopp.org/ 00:00 Avik Roy’s Bitcoin Origin Story 14:26 What Avik Actually Does at Strive 17:39 Why Strive Wants to Become a PURE Bitcoin Company 20:19 Will Bitcoin Treasury Companies Start Consolidating? 27:14 Europe vs US Bitcoin Treasury Markets 29:00 Michael Saylor’s BIGGEST Earnings Call Hint 30:25 Why STRC Is Dominating the Market 33:22 The Most Shocking Part of Str… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/one-chair-podcast-7451310/episodes/strive-s-secret-weapon-could-supercharge-its-bitcoin-strategy/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/one-chair-podcast-7451310/strive-s-secret-weapon-could-supercharge-its-bitcoin-strategy.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.