Strategy buys 1,036 Bitcoin as BTC holdings climb to 850,364

What happened

Strategy bought 1,036 Bitcoin for $81.9 million last week, bringing its holdings to 850,364 BTC. It reported an average purchase price of $79,012 per Bitcoin and said it has spent $64.16 billion on its holdings overall.

Confirmed

Global impact / market context

Strategy’s spending shows how company financing choices can shift between buying Bitcoin and supporting preferred shares. It raised money by selling common stock, then directed most of those proceeds to share repurchases, with smaller amounts going to Bitcoin and its cash balance.

Analyst inference

The article reports that Strategy’s Bitcoin purchases since October were much smaller than its preferred-share buybacks over that period. That split suggests capital allocation, rather than Bitcoin accumulation alone, is an important part of the company’s recent financing activity.

Analyst inference

What to watch

1. Whether Strategy continues selling common stock through its at-the-market program, which lets it issue shares over time, and how it divides proceeds among Bitcoin, buybacks, and cash. Analyst inference
2. Future filings could show whether preferred-share repurchases continue at a similar pace and whether Strategy’s separate US dollar reserve keeps changing after dividend payments. Analyst inference
3. The article says Strategy’s holdings equal roughly 4.05% of Bitcoin’s maximum supply; additional purchases would increase that share, while sales could reduce it. Analyst inference

Affected assets

• BTC — Bitcoin

Evidence

• cointelegraph.com