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Stop Paying a 10% Premium for Bitcoin: Why IBIT Beats MSTR
Key takeaways
- Leverage drove MSTR down 70% over one year versus bitcoin s 39% drop, as premium compression amplified losses beyond the underlying asset.
- Outstanding shares nearly doubled from 193 million to 334 million by Q1 2026, diluting bitcoin per share unless issuance premiums remain high.
- Act now: the analyst who called NVIDIA in 2010 just named his top 10 AI stocks — and MicroStrategy didn t make the cut.
Stop Paying a 10% Premium for Bitcoin: Why IBIT Beats MSTR David Beren Wed, June 24, 2026 at 11:09 PM GMT+7 5 min read MSTR BTC-USD IBIT NVDA Quick Read MSTR buyers pay a 10% premium over actual bitcoin value, while IBIT tracks spot price directly for just 0.25% annually.
Leverage drove MSTR down 70% over one year versus bitcoin s 39% drop, as premium compression amplified losses beyond the underlying asset.
Outstanding shares nearly doubled from 193 million to 334 million by Q1 2026, diluting bitcoin per share unless issuance premiums remain high.
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