Strategy logs 100th bitcoin purchase announcement, adding 592 coins last week for $39.8 million
Led by Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, the company now holds 717,722 bitcoin, purchased at an average price of $76,020 per coin, for a total of $54.56 billion.
By James Van Straten|Edited by Stephen Alpher
Updated Feb 23, 2026, 1:32 p.m. Published Feb 23, 2026, 1:22 p.m.
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Strategy (MSTR), the world's largest publicly traded company holding bitcoin, made a small BTC acquisition last week, adding 592 coins for $39.8 million.
That's an average purchase price of $67,286 per bitcoin, with the buys completely funded via sales of common stock, according to an SEC filing.
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The company now holds 717,722 bitcoin acquired for $54.56 billion, or an average price of $76,020 per coin. With bitcoin currently trading just above $66,000, the position represents an unrealized loss of roughly $10,000 per coin, or about $7 billion in total.
This morning's news is a milestone of sorts. According to a cheeky X post by Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, it was Strategy's 100th announcement of a bitcoin purchase since the company (then named MicroStrategy) began acquiring BTC in August 2020.
MSTR shares are down 2.5% in pre-market action and more than 50% year-over-year.
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