Simply Bitcoin Bitcoin Manipulation Exposed: They Are Shorting MicroStrategy to ZERO?! | Simply Originals
Feb 26, 2026
Michael Saylor, MicroStrategy leader famous for large Bitcoin buys, is quoted throughout. The conversation covers alleged market manipulation around the 10AM dumps and Jane Street, the cascade from Terra to three‑arrow failures, massive liquidations and looming systemic banking risks. Saylor also discusses MicroStrategy’s growing BTC reserves and why digital capital like Bitcoin matters.
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MicroStrategy's Strategy Is To Be A Permanent Bitcoin Backstop
- Michael Saylor frames MicroStrategy as a pure-play Bitcoin holder that will buy and never sell, inviting traders to short the stock instead of forcing hedges.
- He emphasizes issuing equity and debt to create permanent Bitcoin capital and letting markets decide via hedges or shorts.
Alleged Jane Street Role In Terraform Collapse
- The episode cites a Manhattan lawsuit alleging Jane Street used insider info to dump TerraUSD minutes after Terraform removed liquidity, triggering UST's depeg.
- Complaint timeline: Terraform pulls ~$150M, a Jane Street-linked wallet sells $85M UST within ten minutes, then collapse follows.
Liquidity Giants Recur In Major Crypto Crises
- The host connects two major market shocks—Terra in 2022 and a $19B stablecoin liquidation in 2025—and highlights Jane Street as a recurring major market maker.
- Point made: the same liquidity firms sit at the plumbing for crisis-driven price moves and ETF market-making.