TLDR
- Strategy bought 22,337 BTC for $1.57 billion between March 9–15, its largest purchase of 2026
- Total holdings now sit at 761,068 BTC, acquired for $57.61 billion at an average of $75,696 per coin
- The buy was funded mainly through $1.1 billion in STRC preferred stock sales, plus $396 million in MSTR common stock
- This marks Strategy’s 12th consecutive weekly Bitcoin purchase
- MSTR rose over 4% in premarket trading, touching $149 before settling around $145
Strategy purchased 22,337 Bitcoin last week for $1.57 billion, its biggest single buy of the year. The acquisition, at an average price of $70,194 per coin, brings total holdings to 761,068 BTC.
Strategy has acquired 22,337 BTC for ~$1.57 billion at ~$70,194 per bitcoin. As of 3/15/2026, we hodl 761,068 $BTC acquired for ~$57.61 billion at ~$75,696 per bitcoin. $MSTR $STRC https://t.co/6hv6PjzOKQ
— Michael Saylor (@saylor) March 16, 2026
The company has now spent $57.61 billion on Bitcoin in total, at an average price of $75,696 per coin.
This was Strategy’s 12th consecutive weekly Bitcoin buy. In just the past two weeks, the company has added roughly 40,000 BTC — a stack that would put it ahead of nearly every other publicly traded company holding Bitcoin on its own.
In terms of size, it ranks as the fifth-largest weekly purchase in the company’s history.
Funding for the buy leaned heavily on the STRC preferred stock program. Strategy raised $1.18 billion through sales of 11.8 million STRC shares. A further $396 million came from selling 2.8 million MSTR common stock shares.
This is the first time STRC has contributed more than MSTR stock to a weekly purchase. It also coincided with STRC having one of its most active trading weeks, becoming the most liquid preferred stock this month.
MSTR Moves Higher in Premarket
MSTR opened Monday trading up over 4% from last week’s close of $140. The stock briefly hit $149 in premarket before settling around $145.
The move came alongside a weekend Bitcoin rally. BTC climbed above $74,000 intraday Monday before pulling back slightly to around $73,600, up roughly 2.6% in 24 hours.
Bitcoin is up 10% since February 28 — the day the U.S. launched its first strikes on Iran.
Other crypto-linked names also moved higher. Coinbase (COIN) gained 2.8% in premarket. Robinhood (HOOD) rose 1.9%.
Saylor Hinted at the Buy
Michael Saylor posted Strategy’s Bitcoin portfolio tracker on Sunday with the caption “Stretch the Orange Dots” — a nod to STRC, also called “Stretch,” being used to fund the purchase.
The post was widely read as a signal of another weekly buy, and MSTR moved higher in anticipation before the formal SEC filing confirmed it Monday morning.
Strategy’s Monday filing made the numbers offiStrategy (MSTR) stock rose 4% in premarket after buying 22,337 BTC for $1.57B, its largest Bitcoin purchase of 2026.cial: 22,337 BTC, $1.57 billion, average price $70,194.
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