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Strategy Uses Cash Reserves to Eliminate $1.5 Billion in Convertible Debt

Strategy repurchases $1.5 billion in convertible debt, reducing overall liabilities while maintaining significant bitcoin holdings.

Mercation Admin
May 26, 2026 1 min read
Strategy Uses Cash Reserves to Eliminate $1.5 Billion in Convertible Debt

Strategy (MSTR), a leading corporate bitcoin holder, has successfully repurchased $1.5 billion of its 0% convertible senior notes due in 2029 for approximately $1.38 billion. The move marks a strategic shift towards debt reduction rather than increasing its bitcoin reserves.

Funding for this repurchase came from the company's cash reserves, which now stand at around $871 million. Following the transaction, Strategy's overall debt dropped from $8.2 billion to $6.7 billion, reflecting a concerted effort to restructure its financial liabilities.

Executive Chairman Michael Saylor highlighted the significance of this action in a recent post on X, emphasizing that the company prioritized buying back bonds over bitcoin. "This week we bought bonds, not bitcoin. The ₿itVac is charging," he stated.

Despite this shift, Strategy continues to hold a substantial bitcoin portfolio, comprising 843,738 BTC acquired at an average price of $75,700, totaling an investment of about $63.9 billion. In pre-market trading, shares of MSTR rose by 1.9%, coinciding with a slight uptick in bitcoin prices, reaching $77,000.