Third Biggest Bitcoin Buy
Strategy purchased 34,164 bitcoins for approximately $2.54 billion, marking it as the biggest buy since late 2024 and the third largest bitcoin purchase in history. This reinforces Strategy’s position as the world’s largest publicly traded corporate bitcoin holder by a large margin.
In Brief
- Strategy acquired 34,164 BTC for 2.54 billion dollars between April 13 and 19, 2026.
- This is the third largest bitcoin purchase ever made by the company.
- The firm now holds 815,061 BTC, bought for a total of $61.56 billion.
Michael Saylor, executive chairman and co-founder of Strategy, confirmed that the company purchase, which includes bitcoin assets that constitute more than 3.8% of the total BTC supply. Market prices as of April 20, 2026, show that the value of the position stood at approximately $400 million less than what the company paid to acquire it.
Equity Sales Fund Purchase
The company sold equity to finance its most recent purchases, including the sale of its Class A shares (MSTR) and preferred stock offerings. Strategy sold more than 2.1 million MSTR shares over the past week, resulting in approximately $366 million. For the company’s STRC preferred stock, it issued almost 21.8 million shares, which brought in approximately $2.18 billion.
The STRC offering has become a vital funding mechanism for the company’s bitcoin accumulation strategy. Strategy’s variable-rate preferred stock provides monthly dividend payments at an annualized yield that currently stands at approximately 11.5%. The company recently proposed revising its dividend payments to twice per month to improve market efficiency and liquidity. A shareholder vote on this proposed adjustment is expected to conclude on June 8.
Debt Issuance Along with Equity Sales
The “42/42” strategy, an aggressive companywide initiative, aims to acquire $84 billion in capital through equity and convertible notes by 2027 to fund its ongoing bitcoin purchases. The plan splits the funding equally between $42 billion in equity sales and $42 billion in debt issuance, allowing Strategy to acquire bitcoin through stock offerings and fixed-income securities.
Public Companies Follow Suit
Public companies now adopt bitcoin as a treasury asset because they want to aggressively achieve their investment objectives. Strategy’s stock experienced substantial growth by rising over 27% during the previous week while bitcoin saw a price increase of approximately 9% during the same period
Despite concerns from a few investors regarding valuation and risk, Strategy remains one of the largest corporate holders of bitcoin globally.
