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Strategy Leverages STRK ATM to Acquire 130 More Bitcoin

The Michael Saylor-led company now holds 499,226 BTC purchased for an average price of $66,360 per token.

Updated Mar 17, 2025, 12:52 p.m. Published Mar 17, 2025, 12:23 p.m. 1 min read
MicroStrategy executive chairman Michael Saylor (CoinDesk archives)

What to know:

  • Strategy Monday morning announced the acquisition of another 130 BTC for ~$10.7 million, or an average price of $82,981 per coin.
  • As of March 16 total holdings were 499,226 BTC, acquired for ~$33.1 billion, or an average cost of $66,360 per bitcoin.

Strategy (MSTR) marginally added to its massive bitcoin holdings, selling a modest amount of its preferred stock to fund the acquisition.

The company last week purchased 130 bitcoin for roughly $10.7 million, or an average price of $82,981 each, according to a Monday morning filing. The so-called "BTC yield" is 6.9% year-to-date, according to Strategy.

Company holdings are now 499,226 bitcoin acquired for a total of $33.1 billion, or an average cost of $66,360 per token.

This latest purchase was funded by the sale of 123,000 shares of STRK, which generated about $10.7 million of net proceeds. Strategy last week announced a mammoth $21 billion at-the-market offering of that preferred stock.

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