Strategy Adds 8,178 BTC As Bitcoin Price Hits $93,000
Bitcoin price traded around $93,000 on Monday after Strategy disclosed it acquired 8,178 BTC for approximately $835.6 million over the past week, its largest buy since mid-summer.
According to an SEC filing and a Michael Saylor post on X, the purchases were made at an average price of $102,171 per bitcoin. The company now holds 649,870 BTC acquired for roughly $48.37 billion at an average cost of $74,433 per coin. Strategy said its bitcoin yield has reached 27.8% year-to-date.
At the time of the announcement, Bitcoin was trading near $94,000 and Strategy’s stock ($MSTR) was trading down 2% at $195.86 in premarket trading.
The acquisition was funded primarily through preferred stock issuance. The company raised about $715 million earlier this month through its new euro-denominated preferred series, STRE (“Steam”), which expanded its high-yield offerings to European investors.
It also generated another $131.4 million from sales of its STRC (“Stretch”) preferred shares, according to Monday’s filing.
The move marks a return to large-scale accumulation by Strategy. Strategy’s recent bitcoin purchases had been smaller and more incremental amid a sharp drop in the company’s stock price.
MSTR shares have fallen roughly 56% over the past four months, reducing the firm’s ability to issue common stock without diluting existing shareholders.
At Monday’s ~$199 share price, Strategy’s enterprise value now sits only slightly above the value of its bitcoin reserves.
Bitcoin traded at $94,500 Monday morning, little changed from Friday. The latest purchase suggests Michael Saylor is doubling down on the firm’s bitcoin-as-treasury model despite the recent market decline.
Strategy’s ‘zoom out’ fundamentals
Bitcoin has dropped nearly 30% from its early-October highs, challenging assumptions that increased institutional participation and regulatory clarity would stabilize prices.
Strategy has increasingly turned to preferred stock as its mNAV premium compressed. Last week, the company closed a €620 million ($716.8 million) euro-denominated perpetual preferred offering, doubling its original size. The 10% Series A “Stream” preferred raised $703.9 million in net proceeds after fees.
Michael Saylor moved quickly last Friday to shut down rumors that Strategy was selling its bitcoin holdings, calling the reports “false” and reaffirming that the company is aggressively buying.
In an interview with CNBC, the Executive Chairman said, “We are buying bitcoin,” adding that Strategy is “accelerating [its] purchases” and will disclose new activity on Monday. He hinted that investors may be “pleasantly surprised” by what the company has done in recent days.
Saylor dismissed concerns that outflows from company wallets signaled liquidation, emphasizing that “there is no truth to this rumor.” He urged investors to “zoom out,” arguing that the company remains fundamentally strong despite volatility. He said…
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