Michael Saylor Hints At Next Bitcoin Buy As BTC Falls Below $88K

Michael Saylor, the co‑founder and Executive Chairman of Strategy Inc., hinted at potential BTC accumulation through his X post on Sunday. His X post hints that he is set to purchase more BTC as it fell to a two-week low of $87,600 on Sunday. Market analysts and crypto experts say BTC’s current selling pressure is largely tied to the Bank of Japan, which is preparing to announce an imminent interest rate decision.

Strategy chair Michael Saylor on his Xpost accompanying his portfolio chart captioned “Back to More Orange Dots,” puts more orange dots indicating more BTC purchases after his recent purchase of 10,624 Bitcoin for around $962.7 on December 12, 2025. Saylor’s decision to accumulate more Bitcoin comes after it fell to the lowest price the digital asset has seen since Dec. 2. According to the latest information, Strategy now holds 660,624 BTC worth around $58.5 billion at current prices, which means Strategy’s average cost per coin is $74,696. 

Previously, Michael Saylor confirmed the purchase of 10,624 Bitcoin for around $962.7 million at an average price of $90,615. After this purchase on December 08, 2025, Strategy’s current BTC holdings are worth around $60 billion, which is more than 22% above the organization’s aggregate cost basis. Saylor is pushing BTC accumulation because he believes Bitcoin is digital capital and digital gold. Saylor said that his message was very straightforward, explaining that society now has digital capital, with Bitcoin serving as digital capital and functioning like digital gold. He added that beyond digital capital, there is a new asset class known as digital credit, which removes volatility from the capital and provides yield. He made these comments after completing the purchase of 10,624 Bitcoin on December 12.

Bitcoin is currently in a short-term consolidation phase with a mixed to bearish technical outlook. Despite the short-term bearish momentum, BTC’s long-term outlook remains bullish due to strong institutional interest and supply constraints. The BTC price today is $89,600, sliding 0.65% over the past 24 hours with 24-hour trading volume and market cap dropping 36% and 0.65% respectively.    

Analysts Link Bitcoin’s Latest Sell-Off To The Bank Of Japan’s Impending Rate Decision.

Crypto analysts believe Bitcoin’s recent decline wasn’t organic but driven by expectations surrounding the Bank of Japan’s upcoming interest‑rate decision. The BoJ is preparing to raise interest rates and tighten monetary policy, signaling an end to Japan’s long‑standing era of ultra‑loose financial conditions. 

Crypto analyst NoLimit said that people are seriously underestimating the impact Japan could have on Bitcoin. He noted that the Bank of Japan is expected to raise interest rates again on December 19 and emphasized that Japan is the world’s largest holder of U.S. debt. According to him, every recent BoJ rate hike has been followed by a sharp sell-off in Bitcoin, with declines of around 23% in March 2024, 26% in July 2024, and 31% in January 2025. He added that when the BoJ acts, markets worldwide feel the effects. He also warned that a broader look at Bitcoin’s price chart reveals a concerning pattern, especially as another rate hike approaches. NoLimit concluded that Bitcoin is currently struggling and claimed that about 95% of investors have already given up.

When Japan implements rate hikes, borrowing yen becomes more expensive, and investors will start to unwind their positions to reduce risks, which ultimately leads to the selling of risk-on assets like Bitcoin. Bitcoin is affected because when an interest rate hike occurs, investors tend to exit volatile assets first.