The article on the cover "MicroStrategy is not just a giant bet on Bitcoin, it's a revolution in corporate finance" presents MicroStrategy's approach as a financial innovation, while the editorial selection "Before Bitcoin, Michael Saylor and MicroStrategy took another wild ride" tells the financial history of the company before its pivot to Bitcoin.

Cryptocurrency Twitter reacted skeptically, with many calling it a "top signal" based on past market cycles. Users pointed to Forbes covers featuring Sam Bankman-Fried in 2021 and Changpeng Zhao of Binance in the same year, both of whom subsequently faced legal troubles, with SBF currently serving a 25-year sentence.

Others pointed out that this is the so-called "magazine cover indicator," suggesting that major media publications often mark market peaks.