Crypto & Web3·Aug 3, 2026

Strategy sold another $105 million of bitcoin last week, repurchased $81.2 million of STRC

The company trimmed bitcoin holdings by 1,638 coins, while raising $290.6 million with sales of common stock.

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Strategy sold another $105 million of bitcoin last week, repurchased $81.2 million of STRC
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The company trimmed bitcoin holdings by 1,638 coins, while raising $290.6 million with sales of common stock.

  • 1 min readSummaryStrategy sold 1,638 BTC, reducing its holdings to 842,138 BTC, and issued 3.01 million MSTR shares to raise $290.6 million.
  • The proceeds funded preferred dividends, added $250 million to the USD reserve and helped repurchase 912,143 STRC shares for $81.2 million.
  • The company lifted its USD reserve by $250 million, taking the total USD reserve to $4 billion.
$105 million$81.2 million$290.6 million$250 million$104.73 million$63.51 billion
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Updated Aug 3, 2026, 12:18 p.m. Published Aug 3, 2026, 12:17 p.m. 1 min readSummaryStrategy sold 1,638 BTC, reducing its holdings to 842,138 BTC, and issued 3.01 million MSTR shares to raise $290.6 million. The proceeds funded preferred dividends, added $250 million to the USD reserve and helped repurchase 912,143 STRC shares for $81.2 million. Strategy (MSTR) raised $104.73 million last week with the sale of 1,638 bitcoin, and raised an additional $290.6 million via the sale of common stock.Alongside, the company repurchased 912,143 shares of its high-yielding preferred stock STRC for $81.2 million, according to an SEC filing Monday morning.The bitcoin sales reduced Strategy’s holdings to 842,138 BTC, acquired for $63.51 billion at an average price of $75,419. The company lifted its USD reserve by $250 million, taking the total USD reserve to $4 billion. The company announced over the weekend that it would maintain STRC’s annual dividend rate at 12%, saying it does not intend to recommend a reduction until the shares trade consistently near their stated $100 value.MSTR is lower by 1.9% pre-market alongside a weekend decline in the price of bitcoin to $62,500. STRC is little changed.12345678910The Evolution of the Crypto CEX Landscape: A Case Study on BinanceThe Evolution of the Crypto CEX Landscape: A Case Study on BinanceBinance remains crypto’s leading exchange, expanding from spot and derivatives into RWAs, payments, savings, yield, and broader financial services.Jun 29, 2026Binance remains crypto’s leading exchange, expanding from spot and derivatives into RWAs, payments, savings, yield, and broader financial services.Why it matters:Binance remains crypto’s leading exchange, expanding from spot and derivatives into RWAs, payments, savings, yield, and broader financial services.View Full Report

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