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The bank's position in Strategy Inc. now totals $116 million, double what it was before. The bank hasn't said when it added the shares or at what price. Strategy Inc. is a Bitcoin-linked equity, meaning its performance tracks the cryptocurrency's price closely.
Institutional confidence
The investment highlights growing institutional confidence in Bitcoin-linked equities. For a major Canadian bank, doubling down on a Bitcoin-linked stock is a meaningful bet. It suggests the bank sees the asset class as more than a speculative play, and that it's willing to put real money behind that view.
For Strategy Inc., the increased stake is a vote of confidence from a large institutional holder. It also adds to the company's credibility as a vehicle for Bitcoin exposure. Whether other Canadian banks follow suit is an open question, but the move gives Strategy Inc. a stronger institutional base.
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