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Strategy reloads on bitcoin, acquires a further 1,229 BTC for $109 million

Strategy, the largest public BTC holder resumes buying, lifting holdings to 672,497 coins.

By James Van Straten
Updated Dec 29, 2025, 1:19 p.m. Published Dec 29, 2025, 1:13 p.m.
Michael Saylor, Executive Chairman of Strategy (MSTR)

What to know:

  • Strategy purchased 1,229 bitcoin for $108.8 million last week at an average price of $88,568, lifting total holdings to 672,497 BTC.
  • The purchase was funded through the sale of $108.8 million in common stock, with MSTR shares down 1% in premarket trading as bitcoin slipped towards $87,000.

Strategy (MSTR), the largest publicly traded holder of bitcoin BTC$87,219.66, resumed purchases after boosting its US dollar reserves to $2.2 billion the prior week.

The company acquired 1,229 bitcoin last week for $108.8 million, at an average price of $88,568 per coin, according to a filing released Monday morning.

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Total holdings increased to 672,497 BTC, acquired for $50.44 billion, representing an average purchase price of $74,997 per bitcoin.

The acquisition was funded through the sale of $108.8 million in Class A common stock.

MSTR shares were down 1% in premarket trading to $157 per share, while bitcoin slipped to around $87,000.

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