Strategy Acquires 13,627 Bitcoin as MSCI Index Decision

Key Highlights

• Strategy has announced the acquisition of 13,627 Bitcoin for $1.25 billion, which brings its total holdings to 687,410 BTC
• The purchase comes after MSCI revealed its decision not to exclude Bitcoin treasury firms from its global indices
• U.S. lawmakers are also advancing the important CLARITY Act, which is a bipartisan bill seeking to define digital assets oversight

On January 12, Strategy’s Michael Saylor revealed the fresh acquisition of 13,627 Bitcoin at a value of $1.25 billion. With this acquisition, the biggest Bitcoin holding company now holds around 687,410 BTC. 

According to the official statement, the average price paid for each Bitcoin was $91,519.

Strategy Acquires BTC Following MSCI’s Decision Not to Exclude Bitcoin-Holding Companies from Indices

This acquisition comes ahead of the development of major legislation for the crypto market structure bill, whose markup is scheduled for this week, on January 15. 

This is the first acquisition from Strategy this year, as the cryptocurrency market is currently undergoing a consolidation phase, with no major price momentum evident in recent days. 

This acquisition is the company’s largest single Bitcoin purchase since July 2025. It is also the third week in a row in early 2026 that Strategy has added more Bitcoin to its corporate treasury. 

The company funded this $1.25 billion purchase through innovative financial methods. Between January 5 and January 11, 2026, the company sold 1,192,262 shares of its Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock.

This sale was conducted under an at-the-market offering program. This kind of approach allowed the company to raise the necessary capital without causing excessive dilution to its common shareholders. The company has increasingly used such digital credit offerings to support its ongoing Bitcoin acquisition strategy. 

Despite the criticism from opponents, Michael Saylor has actively promoted Bitcoin as a superior long-term store of value.

On January 6, global index provider MSCI announced that it will not proceed with its proposal to exclude digital asset treasury companies or DATCOs from its Global Investable Market Indexes during the February 2026 review. 

This decision comes after MSCI’s earlier proposal to exclude firms with over 50% of assets in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. 

This decision shows that MSCI will maintain the currency stance of inclusion status for companies such as Strategy Inc., the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder. This decision is the biggest relief in the new year for Bitcoin holding companies like Strategy, as it averts forced selling by passive funds tracking MSCI benchmarks. 

“While this decision does not ‍resolve longer-term questions around the index eligibility of DATCOs, it removes a material near-term technical risk for a subset of public equities that function as effective proxies for bitcoin/crypto ​exposure,” Owen Lau, analyst at Clear Street, said earlier.

“We believe the most likely middle ‌ground is that MSCI continues to grandfather existing DATCOs already in the Indexes.”

Amid these developments, Bitcoin’s price momentum shows a mix of consolidation and resilience. At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at around $91,746.26 with a 1.02% spike in 24 hours. This price shows a recovery from a dip below $90,000 that took place on January 11, according to CoinMarketCap. 

The CLARITY Act Enters into Advanced Stages

Strategy’s new acquisition comes at a critical time for cryptocurrency regulation in the United States. Lawmakers are currently advancing a major piece of legislation known as the CLARITY Act. The CLARITY Act is expected to create a comprehensive regulatory framework for digital assets. The main purpose of this market structure bill is to clarify whether the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has primary oversight of various cryptocurrencies. 

The bill has already passed the U.S. House of Representatives, which is a major step forward. In early 2026, senators are working on final drafts. For this legislation process, meetings were held as recently as January 8, 2026, to address edits and concerns from industry stakeholders. 

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