Strategy Buy $116M Bitcoin in 2026, Started in Q4 Posts 17B Loss.
Strategy, the world's largest corporate owner of bitcoin, started the new year with its first purchase of 2026, reporting a fourth-quarter paper loss as bitcoin prices slid late last year.
Strategy acquired 1,283 bitcoins (BTC) for $116 million, increasing its holdings to 673,783 worth $62.6 billion at an average price of $75,026 per BTC, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Monday.
The coins were acquired at an average purchase price of approximately $90,000 each through the company's over-the-counter (ATM) offering, the proceeds from the sale of MSRL shares.
Strategy founder and executive chairman Michael Saylor told the X-Post on Monday that the company raised its US dollar reserves by $62 million to $2.25 billion. The cash reserve is used to fund dividends, payments on preferred stock, and to pay interest on existing debt.
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While the latest purchase is more than last week's $108 million purchase, it is small compared to the strategic additions seen in 2025.
Strategy made the two largest purchases of Bitcoin on March 31, 2025, buying 22,049 BTC for $1.92 billion and 21,021 BTC for $2.46 billion on July 29, 2025.
The latest investment comes two weeks after Strategy added $747.8 million in net proceeds from the sale of common stock to its cash reserves, Cointelegraph reported on December 22.
Strategy will post a $17 billion paper loss in Q4 2025.
The company posted an unprecedented $17.4 billion loss on its bitcoin holdings in the fourth quarter of 2025 as threats to its strategic bitcoin-centric business model continued, as bitcoin prices fell more than 23 percent, according to Cointelegraph data.
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The company posted a $5 billion related deferred tax benefit, which could reduce the company's future income tax liabilities, the statement said.
Shares of the strategy rose 3.88 percent to $157 in premarket trading on Monday, but are down more than 58 percent over the past year, according to Google Finance data.
The strategy's advocacy for the world's first cryptocurrency, which has 35,102 bitcoins worth $3.25 billion on its books, has led to bitcoin-focused treasury strategies such as Japanese investment firm Metaplanet.
Strategically managed public companies hold 1.09 million bitcoins, or 5.21% of the total supply, according to Bitcointreasuries.
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