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'We found room for even more orange': Michael Saylor's Strategy scoops up another 811 bitcoin for $65.5 million
Strategy bought 811 bitcoin for about $65.5 million between Oct. 26 and Nov. 1, using proceeds from sales of its Class A common stock. The filing said it sold about $164 million of those shares and held 849,327 bitcoin in total as of the reported period.
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What happened
Strategy bought 811 bitcoin for about $65.5 million between Oct. 26 and Nov. 1, using proceeds from sales of its Class A common stock. The filing said it sold about $164 million of those shares and held 849,327 bitcoin in total as of the reported period.
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Global impact / market context
The purchases link Strategy’s bitcoin accumulation to issuing shares: investors buying its stock supplied cash used for the bitcoin purchases. Continued issuance can expand bitcoin holdings, but it also creates more shares, potentially diluting existing shareholders’ ownership if the company keeps selling stock.
Analyst inference
Strategy’s filing also reports $18.62 billion of shares still available for sale under its at-the-market program, meaning shares can be issued over time at prevailing prices. It reported a $4.79 billion USD Reserve and $132.7 million USD Cash balance as of Nov. 1.
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What to watch
- Watch for further share sales under the at-the-market program and whether their proceeds fund additional bitcoin purchases; the filing says $18.62 billion of shares remained available for issuance. Analyst inference
- Track whether Strategy’s bitcoin holdings change and how much it pays per coin in later filings, since these determine its total purchase cost and exposure to bitcoin prices. Analyst inference
- Watch the USD Reserve and USD Cash balances, as Strategy used reserve funds for preferred-share repurchases and dividends, which can reduce cash available for other uses. Confirmed
Affected assets
- BTC — Bitcoin