Strategy Acquired 77,000 Bitcoin in 2026 as Morgan Stanley Debuts Spot Bitcoin ETF

According to the posts, Strategy acquired 77,000 Bitcoin in 2026, with STRC funding roughly half, while Morgan Stanley’s MSBT spot Bitcoin ETF drew over $100 million in its first week.

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Summary

Strategy CEO Phong Le shared data on X stating that Strategy’s STRC perpetual preferred stock helped fund substantial Bitcoin purchases in 2026. The newer content states Strategy acquired 77,000 Bitcoin in 2026 and that STRC preferred stock accounted for roughly half of the company’s Bitcoin buying this year. The older topic said STRC bought about 10 times more Bitcoin year to date than all Bitcoin ETFs combined, but did not provide underlying purchase totals, a data snapshot date, or methodology. Separately, Morgan Stanley launched a spot Bitcoin ETF, MSBT, which reportedly attracted more than $100 million during its first week of trading. Together, the reports highlight continued institutional Bitcoin exposure through both corporate capital-raising instruments and ETF products.

Terms & Concepts
  • Perpetual preferred stock: A class of preferred shares with no set maturity date, often used to raise capital while offering investors priority over common stock dividends.
  • Spot Bitcoin ETF: An exchange-traded fund that aims to track Bitcoin’s market price by holding Bitcoin directly rather than using derivatives.
  • Corporate allocation: A company’s decision to assign part of its capital or treasury strategy to a specific asset, such as Bitcoin.