{"id":49462,"date":"2025-12-15T09:19:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T14:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/?p=49462"},"modified":"2025-12-15T09:19:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T14:19:22","slug":"strategy-mstr-buys-1-billion-bitcoin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/markets\/strategy-mstr-buys-1-billion-bitcoin","title":{"rendered":"Michael Saylor\u2019s Strategy ($MSTR) Makes Second Straight $1 Billion Bitcoin Buy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n<p>Strategy, the world\u2019s largest publicly traded bitcoin holder, added nearly another $1 billion worth of BTC last week, marking its second consecutive mega-purchase as bitcoin prices pulled back toward the $90,000 level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/saylor\/status\/2000552369172701538\">acquired<\/a> 10,645 bitcoin for approximately $980.3 million, paying an average price of $92,098 per BTC, according to a filing released Monday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Strategy now holds 671,268 bitcoin, purchased for a total of $50.33 billion, giving it an average acquisition cost of $74,972 per coin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As with recent purchases, the acquisition was funded primarily through equity issuance. The company raised $888.2 million through sales of common stock, with the remainder coming from sales of its STRD preferred shares. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite ongoing concerns around shareholder dilution, the company has aggressively leaned on equity markets to increase its bitcoin exposure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest buy comes amid a broader pullback in bitcoin, which <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/markets\/bitcoin-falls-below-90000\">dipped below<\/a> $90,000 over the weekend before stabilizing near $89,600. MSTR shares were flat in premarket trading Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 STRATEGY BUYS ANOTHER 10,645 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BITCOIN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#BITCOIN<\/a> FOR $980.3 MILLION <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lbsLi7n6te\">pic.twitter.com\/lbsLi7n6te<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BitcoinMagazine\/status\/2000552255393804671?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 15, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The purchase stands out not only for its size, but for its timing. While Strategy has been a steady buyer throughout 2025, most of its weekly acquisitions in recent months were relatively modest due to fundraising constraints.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the past two weeks, however, Executive Chairman Michael Saylor <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/markets\/strategy-mstr-buys-nearly-1-billion-btc\">has ramped up purchases<\/a>, signaling renewed conviction despite volatility in both bitcoin and Strategy\u2019s stock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Strategy ($MSTR) stays on the Nasdaq 100<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Separately, MSTR <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sustainability\/climate-energy\/bitcoin-hoarder-company-strategy-remains-nasdaq-100-2025-12-13\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">confirmed<\/a> it will remain a constituent of the Nasdaq 100, maintaining its position in the index under the technology category.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company has <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/featured\/strategy-msci-keep-dats-in-indexes\">also pushed back<\/a> against proposals from index provider MSCI, which is reviewing whether to exclude bitcoin treasury companies from its benchmarks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the letter, Strategy argued that their proposed digital asset threshold is \u201cmisguided\u201d and would have \u201cprofoundly harmful consequences.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MSCI is expected to make a final decision in January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company, formerly known as MicroStrategy, pivoted from enterprise software to a bitcoin-focused treasury strategy in 2020. The model has since been replicated by dozens of firms, though critics argue these companies increasingly resemble bitcoin investment vehicles rather than operating businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, Saylor has remains unapologetic and bold in his purchasing decisions. As of December 14, 2025, Strategy reports a year-to-date BTC yield of 24.9%, showing its commitment to accumulating bitcoin regardless of short-term market or equity price pressures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time of writing, bitcoin is trading near $89,650.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MSTRs-Michael-Saylor-Predicts-Bitcoin-Will-Hit-150000-by-Year-End-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Strategy\" class=\"wp-image-48535\" style=\"width:446px;height:auto\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MSTRs-Michael-Saylor-Predicts-Bitcoin-Will-Hit-150000-by-Year-End-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MSTRs-Michael-Saylor-Predicts-Bitcoin-Will-Hit-150000-by-Year-End-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MSTRs-Michael-Saylor-Predicts-Bitcoin-Will-Hit-150000-by-Year-End-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MSTRs-Michael-Saylor-Predicts-Bitcoin-Will-Hit-150000-by-Year-End-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MSTRs-Michael-Saylor-Predicts-Bitcoin-Will-Hit-150000-by-Year-End-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MSTRs-Michael-Saylor-Predicts-Bitcoin-Will-Hit-150000-by-Year-End-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MSTRs-Michael-Saylor-Predicts-Bitcoin-Will-Hit-150000-by-Year-End-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MSTRs-Michael-Saylor-Predicts-Bitcoin-Will-Hit-150000-by-Year-End.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strategy, the world\u2019s largest publicly traded bitcoin holder, just bought another $1 billion worth of bitcoin. The company did the same last week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3817,"featured_media":48928,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[5624,185,4284,5440],"class_list":{"0":"post-49462","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-markets","8":"tag-bitcoin-purchase","9":"tag-michael-saylor","10":"tag-mstr","11":"tag-strategy"},"author_data":{"id":3817,"name":"Micah Zimmerman","nicename":"micahzimmerman","avatar_url":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Micah_Zimmerman_Author_Image.jpg"},"featured_image_url":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bitcoin-Price-Trades-Near-93000-as-Strategy-MSTR-Adds-8178-BTC-in-Largest-Purchase-Since-July.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3817"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49462"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49462\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}