{"id":46349,"date":"2026-08-17T13:40:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T13:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=46349"},"modified":"2026-08-17T13:40:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T13:40:14","slug":"strategy-stays-put-on-bitcoin-but-sells-a-massive-3-46-million-shares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=46349","title":{"rendered":"Strategy Stays Put on Bitcoin but Sells a Massive 3.46 Million Shares"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe company expanded its USD reserve and repurchased more shares of STRC. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>After a couple of sales announced in August, Michael Saylor\u2019s NASDAQ-listed entity did not make any Bitcoin moves, but it increased its USD reserve by $150 million.<\/p>\n<p>As such, its total stash remains at 840,447 BTC, currently valued at around $53.3 billion. The firm has accumulated its crypto fortune for roughly $10 billion more than the current value, and its average price is $75,385 per unit.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Strategy added $150M to its USD Reserve and repurchased $132M of <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/search?q=%24STRC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">$STRC<\/a>, extending USD Duration to 2.8 yrs (+41 days) and tightening STRC BTC Credit to 114 bps (-4 bps). As of 8\/16\/26: \u20bf840,447 BTC Reserve; $4.8B USD Reserve. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/search?q=%24MSTR&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">$MSTR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kNWPowilmT\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/kNWPowilmT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Saylor (@saylor) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/saylor\/status\/2089322293822468601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">August 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Aside from the growing USD reserve and extending the dividend payout duration to 2.8 years, the company said it has repurchased over $130 million worth of STRC.<\/p>\n<p>STRC ended last week at around $95, as it continues to recover from its dip to $75. However, it\u2019s still inches away from its par price of $100.<\/p>\n<p>The good news for the cryptocurrency community this week is that the largest corporate holder of BTC didn\u2019t sell any, unlike the previous week when it <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/strategy-dumps-another-1690-btc-in-ongoing-bitcoin-sell-off\/\">offloaded<\/a> 1,690 units.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Strategy CEO Phong Le <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/when-will-strategy-buy-bitcoin-again-ceo-phong-le-has-the-answer\/\">indicated<\/a> last week that the company still plans to resume its Bitcoin purchases soon, and it could start by the end of the year.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"you-may-also-like\" class=\"heading-4\">You may also like:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-12\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<!-- Footer ad [js] --><\/p>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/servedbyadbutler.com\/go2\/;ID=183000;size=0x0;setID=1321375\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><br \/>\n<\/noscript><\/div>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/strategy-stays-put-on-bitcoin-but-sells-a-massive-3-46-million-shares\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; The company expanded its USD reserve and repurchased more shares of STRC. 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