Strategy buys 24,869 BTC for about $2B, lifting total holdings to 843,738 coins

Strategy has added 24,869 bitcoins over the past week for roughly $2 billion, according to CoinDesk. The purchase represents the company's largest increase in nearly a month and brings total Bitcoin holdings to 843,738 BTC, valued at about $64.4 billion based on figures cited in the report. The company said the deal was funded primarily through a new issuance of its preferred stock product, STRC. Investors who bought STRC before last Friday will qualify for the next monthly cash distribution. STRC currently offers an annualized dividend yield of 11.5%, and amid stronger demand, Strategy issued nearly $2 billion of new shares. STRC is structured to trade as close as possible to its $100 face value. When the market price moves above that level, Strategy can issue additional shares, raise fresh capital, and deploy proceeds to buy more Bitcoin. The company is also working to shift STRC's distribution schedule from monthly to every two months. CoinDesk noted that Strategy's prior acquisition of a similar size was also financed via STRC, raising about $2.2 billion. As the company continues to rely on preferred-share issuance to fund Bitcoin accumulation, investor attention has increasingly focused on this financing approach. CEO Phong Lee said year-to-date "BTC Gain" stands at $6.6 billion, a metric the company uses to quantify incremental Bitcoin value acquired after factoring in dilution from new-share issuance. Strategy reported BTC Gain of 101,873 bitcoins for fiscal year 2025, equal to roughly $7.8 billion based on the valuation referenced. Lee wrote on X that "digital credit" is supporting faster growth in 2026 than in 2025. Bitcoin last traded around $76,361, down more than 2% over the past 24 hours, after reaching as high as $82,500 earlier this month.