Strategy buys 811 BTC for $65.5 million, lifting holdings to 849,327 BTC
In brief
- Strategy bought 811 BTC for $65.5 million, per its disclosure as reported by Crypto Briefing.
- Strategy's total holdings rise to 849,327 BTC following the purchase.
- Strategy's disclosure also mentioned an approximately $208.2 million STRC repurchase.
- Strategy describes MSTR as higher-volatility and STRC as more stable and income-oriented.
What Strategy disclosed
Strategy's latest buy was 811 BTC for $65.5 million, according to Crypto Briefing's report on the company's disclosure. Crypto Briefing's headline rounds that to $66 million, but the disclosed cost is $65.5 million.
The new coins take the company's total holdings to 849,327 BTC.
So what's new here? Mostly the numbers: 811 BTC in, $65.5 million out, and a running total of 849,327 BTC. The disclosure also mentioned the repurchase of approximately $208.2 million of STRC, though the report gives that single figure and doesn't break it down further.
Two securities, two risk profiles
The announcement touched both sides of Strategy's capital structure: its common equity, MSTR, and its perpetual preferred stock, STRC. Strategy has highlighted its capital structure's ability to provide exposure to Bitcoin at varying levels of volatility, and it's drawing a clear line between the two instruments.
In the company's own framing, MSTR is the higher-volatility option. STRC is pitched as the more stable, income-oriented security.
Those are Strategy's descriptions of its own products (not independent assessments of risk), and it's worth reading them that way.
The STRC price talk
Crypto Briefing went a step further. The publisher commented that significant shifts in Bitcoin market conditions or STRC's dividend yield could affect whether STRC reaches $100 by year-end.
That's the outlet's speculation, not a company statement. What Strategy actually disclosed, as reported, comes down to three figures: the 811 BTC purchase, the $65.5 million cost and the 849,327 BTC total, alongside the roughly $208.2 million STRC repurchase.
Frequently asked questions
How much Bitcoin does Strategy hold after its latest purchase?
Strategy holds 849,327 BTC after acquiring 811 BTC for $65.5 million, according to the company's disclosure as reported by Crypto Briefing.
What is the difference between MSTR and STRC?
MSTR is Strategy's common equity and STRC is its perpetual preferred stock. In Strategy's own characterisation, MSTR is the higher-volatility option, while STRC is positioned as a more stable, income-oriented security.
