Strategy Buys $2.01 Billion in Bitcoin, Expanding Treasury Holdings
The company acquired 24,869 BTC between May 11 and May 17, funded primarily through preferred stock sales.
At a glance
- What happened
- Strategy purchased 24,869 BTC for $2.01 billion between May 11 and May 17, 2026, bringing its total treasury holdings to 843,738 BTC.
- Why it matters
- The company continues to use public capital markets and preferred stock issuances to expand its corporate Bitcoin holdings.
- Who is affected
- Strategy Inc investors and Bitcoin market participants.
- What's next
- No next step announced.
- Primary source
- sec.gov: 8-K
Key points
- Strategy purchased 24,869 BTC for $2.01 billion between May 11 and May 17, 2026, averaging $80,985 per bitcoin.
- Total holdings reached 843,738 BTC bought for $63.87 billion at an aggregate average price of $75,700 per token.
- Capital was raised primarily by issuing 19.5 million shares of STRC preferred stock for $1.949 billion in net proceeds.
Strategy Inc acquired 24,869 $BTC between May 11, 2026, and May 17, 2026, for approximately $2.01 billion in cash, according to an SEC Form 8-K filing 1. The acquisitions were made at an average price of $80,985 per token, inclusive of fees and expenses 1.
As of May 17, 2026, Strategy held an aggregate of 843,738 BTC purchased for a total cost of $63.87 billion, representing an average purchase price of $75,700 per bitcoin 1. At the time of writing, Bitcoin was trading at $80,597.
ATM Offering Details
The purchases were funded via proceeds from Strategy's at-the-market (ATM) equity offering program 1. During the period from May 11 to May 17, the company sold 19,519,801 shares of its STRC variable rate preferred stock for net proceeds of $1.949 billion, alongside 430,344 shares of MSTR common stock generating $83.7 million in net proceeds 1. Strategy did not issue any shares of its STRF, STRK, or STRD preferred stock during the reported period 1.
Following these sales, Strategy retains $17.51 billion in remaining capacity for STRC preferred stock and $26.265 billion in remaining capacity for MSTR common stock 1. The available common stock capacity reflects an aggregate remaining total after the company announced a new $21.0 billion offering on March 23, 2026 1. For more on how these instruments operate, see Strategy's Preferred Stocks Explained: STRK, STRF, STRD and STRC.
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Sources
- [1] 8-K — sec.gov, October 15, 2026
Written by Basis Desk's newsroom system from the primary sources above and machine-verified against them before publication. Market figures marked "at the time of writing" come from live exchange data. Report an error: corrections@basisdesk.news · corrections policy.
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