Bitcoin Slides As Strategy Plans Up To $5 Bil In Crypto Sales

Strategy (MSTR), the biggest bitcoin whale, discussed a plan to sell up to $5 billion of the cryptocurrency on its late-Thursday Q2 earnings call, giving little sign that it's ready to resume bitcoin purchases after a month of going cold turkey. The bitcoin price retreated to a two-week low early Friday, underperforming the gold price. "Our intent is to sell…