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A farmer’s son shared how his dad earns an 11.5% annualized yield through Strategy’s STRC preferred stock tied to 843,738 BTC.Critics like Glenn Cameron warn STRC trades Bitcoin sovereignty for counterparty risk to a sub-investment grade company.Strategy holds a June 8 vote on more frequent dividends, while a 411 BTC Coinbase Prime transfer sparked brief sell fears.“I’ve never been paid this kind of money just for someone else to hold my money,” the father said. “I mean, someone is always holding it, the bank, the man in the moon, the cow next door, whatever. But nothing like 11 or 12%!”
The father, who comes from a farming background, received his returns through Strategy’s STRC preferred stock, a security currently listed by the company at 11.5% annualized as of May 2026. Strategy sells STRC shares at a $100 stated amount and pays cumulative cash dividends monthly, when and if declared by the board.
“Whatever the market price of farmland in your county happens to be that day, week, or month, your land still grows the same number of crops,” he wrote. “If farmland prices happen to be down, reinvesting your crop proceeds lets you accumulate farmland even faster.”
Bitcoin Purists Push Back Hard How STRC Works and What Traders Are Watching Polymarket Bets and the Upcoming Shareholder VoteThe company has a shareholder vote scheduled for June 8 on increasing dividend payment frequency. How that vote lands, and whether STRC can hold near its $100 par value, will say more about the product’s future than any single brokerage email ever could.
