Strategy Buys $2.5 Billion Of Bitcoin, Its Third-Largest Purchase Ever

CryptoProwl

Mon, April 20, 2026 astatine 8:17 AM CDT 1 min read

Serial cryptocurrency acquirer Strategy (NASDAQ: $MSTR) purchased $2.54 cardinal U.S. worthy of Bitcoin (CRYPO: $BTC) implicit the past week, its third-largest acquisition connected record. 

The institution led by Michael Saylor bought 34,164 Bitcoin astatine an mean terms of $74,395 U.S. per coin, according to the company’s latest disclosure.

The acquisition brings the company’s full holdings to 815,061 Bitcoin, acquired for astir $61.56 cardinal U.S. astatine an mean outgo of $75,527 U.S. 

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With BTC presently trading close astir $75,000 U.S., Strategy is breakeven connected its holdings. The institution remains the world's largest firm proprietor of Bitcoin. 

Strategy pivoted from being a bundle institution to acquiring BTC successful 2020.

The latest acquisition was funded by $2.2 cardinal U.S. raised done income of the company’s preferred stock, Stretch (NASDAQ: $STRC), and $366 cardinal U.S. from a communal banal sale.

MSTR banal jumped much than 10% connected April 17 connected quality that the institution was again breakeven connected its Bitcoin holdings. 

However, the shares are down 48% implicit the past 12 months and presently trading astatine $166.52 U.S. per share.