Strategy buys 1,550 bitcoin, first time since selling $2.5 million worth of BTCStrategy adds bitcoin and cash after raising $181 million through stock sales.Updated Jun 8, 2026, 12:13 p.m. Published Jun 8, 2026, 12:12 p.m. 1 min readMake preferred on Strategy (MSTR) acquired 1,550 bitcoin for approximately $101 million, increasing its total holdings to 845,256 BTC, according to a Monday announcement from Executive Chairman Michael Saylor.The purchase comes after bitcoin fell around 15% last week, briefly trading below $60,000 before rebounding above $62,000. The decline in bitcoin price followed, at least partially, after Saylor sold 32 bitcoin on June 1. The latest acquisition marks the first buy since the company's bitcoin sale and expands Strategy's reserve while also adding to its balance sheet liquidity.The company disclosed that it increased its U.S. dollar reserves by $100 million, bringing total cash reserves to $1 billion. To fund both initiatives, Strategy issued $181 million of common stock during the period.The latest purchase was made at an average price of $65,332 per bitcoin, below Strategy's overall average acquisition price of $75,680. Following the purchase, the company holds 845,256 BTC acquired for just under $64 billion.Read more: Michael Saylor revives bitcoin-buy speculation as scrutiny over Strategy growsMore For YouThe metric shows bitcoin's market price is getting close to its realized fair value after the recent sell-off.What to know: Bitcoin's MVRV Z-Score is nearing the historical bear-market bottom around zero.The metric shows that bitcoin's market price is approaching its realized fair value after the recent sell-off.Past cycles in 2014, 2018, and 2022 saw major recoveries begin once the Z-Score entered this green accumulation zone.Read full story
Crypto & Web3·Jun 8, 2026
Strategy buys 1,550 bitcoin, first time since selling $2.5 million worth of BTC
Strategy adds bitcoin and cash after raising $181 million through stock sales.
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- Strategy buys 1,550 bitcoin, first time since selling $2.5 million worth of BTCStrategy adds bitcoin and cash after raising $181 million through stock sales.Updated Jun 8, 2026, 12:13 p.m.
- The decline in bitcoin price followed, at least partially, after Saylor sold 32 bitcoin on June 1.
- To fund both initiatives, Strategy issued $181 million of common stock during the period.The latest purchase was made at an average price of $65,332 per bitcoin, below Strategy's overall average acquisition price of $75,680.
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