Strategy Buys 8,178 Bitcoin, Holdings Top 649,000 BTC

  • Strategy has acquired 8,178 more bitcoin for $835.6 million, raising its total holdings to 649,870 BTC.
  • The company's recent purchases were funded through sales of various perpetual preferred stock and are part of an $84 billion capital-raising plan.
  • Despite rumors of bitcoin sales, Michael Saylor reaffirmed that Strategy is continuing to buy and hold bitcoin, with analysts highlighting its conservative leverage.
Strategy Buys 8,178 Bitcoin, Holdings Top 649,000 BTC
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Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy, has expanded its bitcoin treasury with the purchase of 8,178 BTC for approximately $835.6 million between November 10 and 16.

The move, disclosed via an SEC filing, brings the company’s total holdings to 649,870 BTC, valued near $61.7 billion at current prices.

The average purchase price for this latest acquisition was $102,171 per bitcoin.

Funding and capital plan

The acquisitions were financed through at-the-market sales of the company’s perpetual preferred stocks—STRK, STRC, STRF, and STRE—including Strategy’s first euro-denominated preferred stock.

These programs are part of the company’s broader “42/42” plan, targeting $84 billion in capital raised for bitcoin purchases through 2027.

Share price volatility and market reaction

Although Strategy has steadily increased its bitcoin reserves, the value of its shares has declined sharply, with the market cap-to-net asset value ratio dropping and the stock down 56% from summer highs.

Analysts at Bernstein emphasized that the company’s leverage remains conservative, with $8 billion in debt versus $61 billion in bitcoin, and that concerns over forced sales are “far from the truth.”

Saylor addresses rumors

Last week, rumors circulated that Strategy had sold 47,000 BTC. Michael Saylor countered these claims:

“There is no truth to this rumor. We are buying. We’re buying quite a lot, actually, and we’ll report our next buys on Monday morning. I think people will be pleasantly surprised.”

Bernstein analysts noted that Strategy’s capital structure is built to weather significant market corrections, even a 90% bitcoin price drop lasting several years.

The company continues to signal its commitment to accumulating bitcoin as a core treasury strategy.

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