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Michael Saylor Issues Rally Cry To Bitcoin Army: “Starve The Bears!”

Michael Saylor’s latest push to steady Bitcoin holders arrived as markets wobbled this week. A 15-second clip and a fresh corporate buy were timed closely, and both landed while investors were still digesting a sharp pullback that pushed Bitcoin near $102,000 before a ￰0￱ Reading: Dogecoin Sheds 25% As $57M Flees Market — Can The Memecoin Recover? Saylor Issues Viral Warning According to a short cinematic video titled “Don’t Feed The Bitcoin Bears,” Saylor used a playful metaphor — “Ursus Bitcoinius, the Bitcoin Bear” — to urge holders not to reward bearish ￰1￱ on reports, Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, also announced a purchase of 220 BTC for about $27.2 ￰2￱ move was presented as proof the company remains committed to its crypto holdings.

Strategy’s total was reported at 640,250 BTC, valued at roughly $71.40 billion. Don’t feed the ₿ears. pic. twitter.

com/y57k5XGepj — Michael Saylor (@saylor) October 15, 2025 Market Moves After Trade Shock Markets had slipped earlier after renewed US-China trade ￰3￱ drop forced liquidations and rattled ￰4￱ later recovered to about $111,500, but fear ￰5￱ broader crypto market cap held near $3.8 ￰6￱ traded past the $4,100, BNB at $1,180 and Solana above $190. Dogecoin outpaced many majors with a 5% gain on the day and a 20% rise for the week. On-Chain Notes And Sentiment Readings On-chain analysts said the pullback looked ￰7￱ on reports from CryptoQuant, the sell-off was a controlled deleveraging rather than a panic ￰8￱ trackers offered mixed signals; the Fear & Greed index sat near 37, while some risk measures showed readings closer to 34.

“The bears seem to have had their fill,” FxPro’s Alex Kuptsikevich ￰9￱ comment reflected a view that downside pressure may be easing, but it did not mean risk had ￰10￱ The Video And Buy Matter The combined message — public morale boost plus a buy — is designed to shore up confidence. Strategy’s purchases act as both an investment and a message to shareholders, who watch company holdings ￰11￱ show many traders now defend the $109,000–$110,000 range as a makeshift base that formed back in ￰12￱ Views And What To Watch Next Traders and analysts are watching headlines tied to geopolitical tensions and any fresh liquidation ￰13￱ risk aversion grows again, prices could test lower ranges.

Conversely, steady buying and calmer macro news could support continued ￰14￱ in futures markets and the pace of new inflows will be key ￰15￱ Reading: Ethereum Beware — Analyst Says XRP’s Next Bull Run Could Be Deadly Public Signals Saylor’s video won ￰16￱ did the 220 BTC ￰17￱ were public signals aimed at pushing sentiment away from ￰18￱ episode looked like a response to short-term turbulence rather than a definitive end to broader ￰19￱ will likely treat the actions as one piece of information among many as they decide whether to add or ￰20￱ image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView

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