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Strategy Buys 24,869 Bitcoin for $2.01 Billion, Holdings Reach 843,738 BTC

Strategy Buys 24,869 Bitcoin for $2.01 Billion, Holdings Reach 843,738 BTC

Strategy said it financed most of its latest Bitcoin purchase through STRC preferred share sales, while debate continued over whether the company may eventually sell BTC to meet dividend or other obligations.

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Fact Check
The claim is directly and precisely confirmed by Strategy Inc.'s official SEC 8-K filing (May 18, 2026), which is the highest-authority primary source available. Every figure in the claim matches the filing exactly: 24,869 BTC purchased, $2.01B total cost, $80,985 average price, and 843,738 BTC cumulative holdings. This is further corroborated by Crypto Briefing (which cites the same SEC filing), Odaily News, and a Bitcoin Magazine X post, all published on the same date. There is no conflicting evidence. The 0.01 false probability accounts only for the negligible possibility of data transcription error.
Summary

Strategy said it acquired 24,869 Bitcoin for approximately $2.01 billion at an average price of about $80,985 per coin, increasing its total holdings to 843,738 BTC. The company said its cumulative Bitcoin purchases now total about $63.87 billion at an average cost of roughly $75,700 per Bitcoin, and it reported a 2026 year-to-date BTC Yield of 12.6%, its proprietary metric for Bitcoin accumulation per diluted share. According to the report, the latest purchase was financed primarily through the sale of 19,519,801 STRC preferred shares for about $1.94 billion, with another $83.7 million raised through MSTR common stock issuance. The article also said Strategy holds about 4.02% of circulating Bitcoin, has begun repurchasing some of its 2029 debt, and has said it can meet obligations tied to its preferred stock even as market discussion continues over the possibility of future BTC sales.

Terms & Concepts
  • BTC Yield: Strategy’s proprietary metric measuring Bitcoin accumulation per diluted share, used by the company to assess the shareholder impact of its capital markets activity.
  • BTC: The ticker symbol for Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market value.
  • STRC: Strategy’s Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock, which the company has used as part of its funding mix for Bitcoin purchases.