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Strategy Buys $555M of Bitcoin, Increases Total Stash to 538,200 BTC

The company has spent $36.47 billion on bitcoin to date and remains the largest corporate holder of BTC.

Updated Apr 21, 2025, 12:48 p.m. Published Apr 21, 2025, 12:25 p.m.
Strategy CEO Michael Saylor at the Digital Asset Summit in New York City on March 20, 2025. (Nikhilesh De)
Strategy CEO Michael Saylor at the Digital Asset Summit in New York City on March 20, 2025. (Nikhilesh De)

What to know:

  • Strategy added 6,556 bitcoin to its balance sheet, spending $555.8 million.
  • The purchase was funded by proceeds from two at-the-market stock offering programs.
  • Strategy now holds 538,200 BTC, purchased at an average price of $67,766 per coin.

Strategy (MSTR) has added 6,556 bitcoin to its balance sheet, spending $555.8 million in the process, according to a regulatory filing published on Monday.

The purchase was funded using proceeds from the company's two at-the-market (ATM) stock offering programs, the filings notes.

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The firm, the largest corporate holder of bitcoin, sold 1.76 million shares of its Class A common stock and over 91,000 shares of a preferred stock series — STRK - between April 14 and April 20.

The common stock sale brought in $547.7 million, while the preferred shares added another $7.8 million. The latest acquisition boosts Strategy’s total holdings to 538,200 BTC, purchased at an average price of $67,766 per coin.

The Michael Saylor-led company has spent $36.47 billion on bitcoin to date. Shares of MSTR are up 2.77% in pre-market trading as BTC rose to $87,300.

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