Strategy pauses Bitcoin purchases, raises $334M via share sale

Strategy did not buy or sell any Bitcoin between 10 and 16 August 2026. Total holdings therefore remain unchanged at 840,447 BTC, for which the company paid a total of $63.36 billion at an average purchase price of $75.385 per Bitcoin. At the same time, Strategy sold 3.46 million of its own shares (MSTR) for net proceeds of $333.7 million, which were then allocated to three different purposes.

In brief:

• Strategy did not buy any Bitcoin this week, with the position remaining at 840,447 BTC.
• The company raised $333.7 million through share sales.
• The proceeds went towards buying back its own preferred shares, dividend payments and strengthening the dollar reserve.

Proceeds divided across three purposes

Of the $333.7 million raised by Strategy through the sale of MSTR shares, $132.2 million went towards the buyback of 1.39 million STRC shares under the so-called Digital Credit Securities Repurchase Program. In addition, $52.4 million was used for dividend payments on STRC shares.

The remaining amount of $149.1 million was added to the company’s dollar reserve. As of 16 August, that reserve stood at $4.80 billion.

Bitcoin position unchanged while price hovers around $64.000

Strategy left its Bitcoin position completely untouched this week. The current Bitcoin price stands at $64K, which is considerably lower than the average purchase price of $75.385 that Strategy paid for its entire holdings.

For the issuance of MSTR shares, the company still has a capacity of $21.7 billion. On 23 March 2026, Strategy already announced a new share issuance of $21.0 billion in additional MSTR shares, on top of the existing programme. That additional capacity can be used once the current headroom is largely exhausted.