Strategy resumes Bitcoin buying with $369.7 million purchase after summer sales

Strategy resumes Bitcoin buying with $369.7 million purchase after summer sales

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2026-08-31 12:27:01
Strategy, the Bitcoin treasury company chaired by Michael Saylor, resumed buying BTC in the week ended Aug. 30 after spending much of the summer reducing its holdings. A filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said the company bought 4,603 BTC for $369.7 million, paying an average of $80,318 per coin. That lifted its total stash to 845,050 BTC, acquired for $63.73 billion at an average purchase price of $75,412. The company funded the purchase by selling 4,531,421 MSTR shares through its at-the-market program, generating $602.8 million net of commissions. Of that total, $369.7 million went to Bitcoin, $151.8 million to STRC repurchases, $50.7 million to preferred stock dividends, and $30 million to its USD Cash account. Strategy had previously sold 6,948 BTC for about $432.5 million between May and August, or roughly $62,250 per coin, meaning it bought back at a price about 29% higher. The company said it held $6.71 billion in USD assets as of Aug. 30, split between a $5.10 billion USD Reserve and $1.61 billion in unrestricted USD Cash, leaving net leverage at 0.0%.

Strategy has started buying Bitcoin again after a summer stretch of selling.

In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Bitcoin treasury company said it bought 4,603 BTC in the week ended August 30 for $369.7 million, at an average price of $80,318 per coin. The purchase lifted its holdings to 845,050 BTC, acquired for a total of $63.73 billion at an average cost of $75,412.

Michael Saylor said on X that Strategy acquired 4,603 BTC for $370 million, increased USD Cash by $29 million, and repurchased $152 million of STRC. He added that, as of August 30, 2026, the company held 845,050 bitcoin and $6.71 billion of USD assets, bringing net leverage to 0.0%.

Stock sales funded the latest purchase

Strategy paid for the Bitcoin buy by issuing stock. Over the same week, it sold 4,531,421 MSTR shares through its at-the-market program and raised $602.8 million net of commissions.

According to the filing, $369.7 million of that amount went to Bitcoin purchases, $151.8 million funded STRC buybacks, $50.7 million covered dividends on the same preferred stock, and $30 million was added to the company’s USD Cash account.

Sold lower, bought back higher

Between May and August, Strategy sold 6,948 BTC for roughly $432.5 million, which works out to about $62,250 per coin. It has now bought back at $80,318, about 29% above that level.

After the selling and the latest repurchase, the company still holds 2,345 fewer BTC than it did before those sales began. About $63 million of the difference has been retained in cash.

STRC weakness led to a different funding setup

When STRC fell below its $100 par value in June, a funding route Strategy had used to buy Bitcoin was no longer available. The company then created a Digital Credit Capital Framework that authorized up to $1.25 billion of Bitcoin sales to cover dividends and repurchase preferred shares at a discount.

It resumed buying only after MSTR recovered enough for equity issuance to become the cheaper funding option.

USD assets reached $6.71 billion

Strategy’s dollar reserves also increased. According to the report, the ring-fenced USD Reserve set aside for preferred dividends and debt interest stood at $5.10 billion on August 30, while the unrestricted USD Cash account held $1.61 billion. Together, those balances totaled $6.71 billion, which the company said left net leverage at 0.0%.

During the same week, Strategy also repurchased 1,557,177 STRC shares for $151.8 million, leaving $364.8 million under its $1 billion digital credit repurchase authorization. A separate $1 billion authorization to buy back MSTR stock remains unused.

This article was originally published by Bit.Fan. For more cryptocurrency news and market insights, visit www.bit.fan.
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