Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy, has continued its Bitcoin accumulation strategy with another significant weekly purchase, strengthening its position as the leading publicly traded corporation with the largest Bitcoin holdings. This investment comes at a time when both the price of Bitcoin and shares of MSTR have experienced downward pressure, despite their historical tendency to move in tandem.
Strategy Increases Bitcoin Holdings by 4,048 BTC for $444 Million
According to a company announcement, Strategy acquired 4,048 Bitcoins at a total cost of $449.3 million, averaging $110,981 per Bitcoin. The company reported a year-to-date (YTD) Bitcoin yield of 25.7%. With this latest purchase, Strategy’s total Bitcoin holdings now amount to 636,505 BTC, acquired for a total of $46.95 billion, representing an average purchase price of $73,765 per Bitcoin.
The purchase was primarily financed through the sale of MSTR stock, generating $425.3 million from the disposal of 1.23 million shares. Additionally, Strategy secured $26.5 million, $19 million, and $1 million through the sale of STRF, STRK, and STRF shares, respectively.
Michael Saylor, co-founder of Strategy, hinted at the impending Bitcoin purchase on August 31st. A post on X (formerly Twitter) suggested that Strategy was capitalizing on a price dip to increase its Bitcoin reserves, stating that “Bitcoin is still on Sale.”
Bitcoin is still on Sale. pic.twitter.com/rXP6G84rbs
— Michael Saylor (@saylor) August 31, 2025
This marks the company’s fifth consecutive week of Bitcoin acquisitions. The previous week, Strategy announced the purchase of 3,081 BTC for $356.9 million, resulting in the company holding a significant portion of the total Bitcoin supply. These Bitcoin holdings now represent over 3% of all Bitcoins in circulation.
MSTR Stock Faces Headwinds
Concurrently, MSTR stock has been experiencing a decline. Data from TradingView indicates a drop of over 15% in the stock’s value over the past month. The stock’s downward trend continued last week, ending the week with a negative performance and a closing price of around $334. However, pre-market trading shows a slight rebound, with the stock trading at approximately $338, up over 1%.
The decrease in MSTR stock value corresponds with the decline in Bitcoin’s price from its recent all-time high (ATH) of $124,000, reached just over two weeks prior. The leading cryptocurrency is currently down more than 12% from that high.
It’s important to note that the stock price decline is occurring after Strategy reversed its previous commitment to refrain from issuing new MSTR shares to fund Bitcoin purchases when the market value relative to net asset value (mNAV) falls below a ratio of 4.0x. Strategy and Saylor have primarily used the sale of MSTR shares to finance their most recent Bitcoin acquisitions.
In positive news for MSTR investors, a class action lawsuit alleging accounting irregularities related to Strategy’s Bitcoin holdings has been dropped. The plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed their claims permanently, preventing them from being refiled.
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