TLDR
- Strategy purchased 34,164 bitcoin for approximately $2.54 billion at an average price of $74,395 per coin.
- The latest acquisition increased Strategy’s total bitcoin holdings to 815,061 BTC.
- Strategy funded the purchase through its at-the-market equity offering program.
- The company generated $2,542.3 million in proceeds from preferred and common stock sales.
- Michael Saylor confirmed the transaction and reported a 9.5% BTC yield year-to-date in 2026.
Strategy disclosed a $2.54 billion Bitcoin purchase that added 34,164 BTC to its balance sheet. The company paid an average of $74,395 per bitcoin in the latest transaction. As a result, total holdings increased to 815,061 BTC acquired for $61.56 billion.
Strategy Expands Bitcoin Treasury With $2.54 Billion Purchase
Strategy confirmed the acquisition in a Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company funded the purchase through its at-the-market equity offering program. It raised $2,542.3 million during the reporting period to complete the transaction.
Strategy has acquired 34,164 BTC for ~$2.54 billion at ~$74,395 per bitcoin and has achieved BTC Yield of 9.5% YTD 2026. As of 4/19/2026, we hodl 815,061 $BTC acquired for ~$61.56 billion at ~$75,527 per bitcoin. $MSTR $STRC https://t.co/ifGXjMeIZH
— Michael Saylor (@saylor) April 20, 2026
The company sold 21,795,389 shares of STRC preferred stock and generated $2,176.3 million in net proceeds. It also issued 2,165,000 shares of Class A common stock for $366.0 million. Strategy reported remaining issuance capacity of $19,463.0 million for STRC stock and $26,729.7 million for common stock.
Executive Chairman Michael Saylor confirmed the purchase on social media platform X. He stated, “Strategy has acquired 34,164 BTC for ~$2.54 billion at ~$74,395 per bitcoin.” He also said the company achieved a BTC yield of 9.5% year-to-date in 2026.
Saylor added, “As of 4/19/2026, we hodl 815,061 $BTC acquired for ~$61.56 billion at ~$75,527 per bitcoin.” The statement aligned with details disclosed in the SEC filing. The filing outlined how capital markets activity supported the latest acquisition.
Balance Sheet Metrics Reflect Strategy’s Bitcoin Position
Strategy’s dashboard listed its bitcoin reserve value at $58,756 million based on current market prices. The dashboard showed bitcoin per share at 205,812 satoshis. It also displayed an mNAV ratio of 1.28 with a bitcoin reference price of $75,242.
The company reported $8,254 million in total debt on its balance sheet. It disclosed a net leverage ratio of 10% tied to its bitcoin holdings. The dashboard also listed $1,237 million in annual dividend obligations.
Strategy reported 47.5 years of dividend coverage based on its bitcoin reserves. The company calculated this coverage using current holdings and dividend requirements. These figures appeared in the updated dashboard released alongside the purchase announcement.
The latest acquisition marked Strategy’s largest bitcoin purchase since November 2024. At that time, the company bought 55,500 BTC for $5.4 billion. The prior transaction occurred when bitcoin traded close to $100,000.
Last week, Strategy shares rose 32% over five trading days and closed above $166 on Friday. However, pre-market data showed the stock declined by more than 2% before Monday’s opening bell. The company announced the purchase on April 20, 2026, according to its SEC filing.
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