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Strategy Maintains Bitcoin Holdings While Boosting Dollar Reserves

Strategy has retained its bitcoin holdings while boosting its dollar reserves through a significant stock sale and share repurchases.

Mercation Admin
August 17, 2026 1 min read
Strategy Maintains Bitcoin Holdings While Boosting Dollar Reserves

Strategy has opted to keep its bitcoin holdings unchanged while bolstering its dollar reserves and repurchasing shares of its preferred stock last week.

Company Generates Funds Under Michael Saylor's Leadership

Last week, Strategy raised $333.7 million by selling 3.46 million shares of its common stock. The funds are being utilized to repurchase $132.2 million worth of its STRC shares, distribute $52.4 million in dividends, and enhance its dollar reserves by $150 million.

As of August 16, the company has maintained its bitcoin reserves at 840,447 BTC, initially purchased for a total of $63.36 billion at an average cost of $75,385 per bitcoin. This lack of bitcoin activity indicates a steadfast strategy as the firm expands its financial resources.

The dollar reserves have now reached $4.8 billion, which is sufficient for covering obligations related to dividends and debt interest for nearly 2.8 years. Following these actions, the company has $653 million remaining for further preferred-stock buybacks and $1 billion available for its common-stock repurchase plan.

In premarket trading, Strategy's stock, MSTR, experienced a slight uptick of 1.3%, coinciding with a more than 1% rise in bitcoin prices, which are currently near $63,500.