Totally don't believe this scenario but even if true your advice to sell 250,000 in an appreciating asset to pay consumer debt shows you don't understand money.
If they sell 250,000 in stock and it was held over 1 year, they pay 50,000 in capital gains taxes. Thus, their stock portfolio goes down by 300,000. Not 250,000. Interest is 12,500 a year at 5 percent. Monthly payments are 1041 a month in interest. If the 300,000 they would have lost earns over 5 percent per year they are net up. Their income doing this will still increase by 1459 a month with no reduction in their assets.
If they have good stocks they will likely not face a margin call b3cause they are only borrowing 16.67 rough percent against the value of their portfolio. Which as stated above, should appreciate over time. They can also skip monthly interest payments from time to time if necessary.
With 1.5 million portfolio, they could likely get an interest rate of 5 percent or lower on Robinhood. They borrow 250,000 against their portfolio.
You need to learn more about money before you tweet advice.
@1Love4allbeings @guideforman@sculptherbody Borrowed money is not taxable as income. The rents pay doen the loan as equity builds. Poor people mock him for being leveraged. Smart people do this all the time and get rich
@Hardman_001@saylor If you hold BTC you should thank him. Without Saylor and Black Rock and others, BTC would be 40 to 50k. It takes liquidity to increase price. Altruism is ok in a fantasy world. This is the real world.
Another big catalyst for higher prices that is not spoken of much is when the large banks become custodians of Bitcoin. Coinbase currently has such a loan program and it takes a few minutes and a few button clicks to borrow against Bitcoin. However, there is still distrust in Coinbase and these defi protocols that lend money. People trust banks. The smart holders will custody it in banks and will borrow against it when they need cash instead of selling. No different than refinancing property to get cash.