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Strategy Buys $22M in Bitcoin, Repurchases $193M in STRC
The company funded the bitcoin purchase with common-stock sales while spending nearly nine times more on preferred-share buybacks.
On Oct 19, Strategy announced it added 267 Bitcoin to its holdings and increased its preferred stock buyback program to $3 billion.
Executive Chairman Michael Saylor hinted at further accumulation on Oct 18, posting "We found room for more orange" after the company disclosed holdings of 848,250 BTC.
Strategy spent $22.1 million acquiring the 267 Bitcoin at an average of $82,900 per coin, while simultaneously repurchasing 1.94 million STRC shares.
The board-approved increase brings the total authorization to $3 billion, leaving $1.16 billion available for spending as of Oct 18.
Strategy's cryptocurrency treasury expansion continues amid active capital deployment across Bitcoin acquisitions and preferred share repurchases, signaling sustained accumulation momentum.
Michael Saylor's company acquires an additional 267 bitcoins for $22.1 million, raises its reserves to BTC 848,517 and announces a million-dollar buy-back of preferential shares that triggers its Wall Street listing.