Strategy Crosses 500K Bitcoin With $584M Purchase

Michael Saylor's Strategy added 6,911 bitcoin last week, pushing its total holdings above 500,000 BTC.
Strategy Crosses 500K Bitcoin With $584M Purchase
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Key Takeaways

  • Strategy acquired 6,911 BTC last week at an average of $84,529.
  • The firm now holds 506,137 BTC, bought at an average of $66,608.
  • Funding came from $592.6M raised through common stock sales.

Michael Saylor’s firm Strategy added 6,911 bitcoin last week for $584.1 million, bringing its total holdings to 506,137 BTC.

The average cost of the latest purchase was $84,529 per bitcoin, according to a Monday filing.

Funding the Purchase

The acquisition was funded through the sale of 1.975 million shares of common stock, which raised $592.6 million.

Strategy’s average cost across its full stack is now $66,608 per bitcoin, totaling $33.7 billion in total spending.

CEO Update

CEO Michael Saylor confirmed the update on X, noting that Strategy has achieved a bitcoin yield of 7.7% year-to-date.

Saylor posted:

$MSTR has acquired 6,911 BTC for ~$584.1 million at ~$84,529 per bitcoin… Strategy holds 506,137 BTC acquired for ~$33.7 billion.

Preferred Stock Offering

In addition to common stock sales, the company has recently priced a new preferred stock offering, STRK.

Strategy sold $711 million of STRK last week and has raised $1.1 million from 13,100 shares so far.

Market Reaction

Shares of MSTR rose 4.8% in premarket trading on Monday, following a weekend rally that pushed bitcoin above $87,000.

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