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Strategy, which considers itself a “Bitcoin Development Company”, has resumed Bitcoin accumulation. Strategy purchased 1,550 BTC for approximately $101 million, days after its first Bitcoin sale in more than three years rattled investors.
Strategy, the biggest corporate holder of Bitcoin, simultaneously rebuilt its cash reserves to $1 billion. The move is one many consider a signal that liquidity management is now as central to the company’s strategy as Bitcoin buying.
According to Yahoo Finance, Strategy acquired 1,550 BTC between June 1 and June 7 at an average price of $65,332 per coin, bringing its total holdings to 845,256 BTC.
The purchase was funded through the sale of 1,409,600 MSTR Class A Common Stock shares during the same week, generating net proceeds of approximately $181 million.
The acquisition was disclosed through an SEC Form 8-K filing. A Form 8-K filing, also referred to as a current report, is a mandatory report that companies must file with the SEC to announce and inform shareholders of important events.
Strategy holds more than three times the Bitcoin as the next nine largest public holders combined.
On June 1, Strategy revealed that it had sold 32 BTC, at over $77,000 per coin, between May 26 and May 31 for roughly $2.5 million. The sale marked its first Bitcoin sale since late 2022. The proceeds from the sale were designated to fund a dividend payment on its STRC preferred stock.
When compared to its over 800,000 BTC, 32 is a small number. However, the sale directly challenged Michael Saylor’s long-standing narrative of never selling Bitcoin, and markets reacted sharply.
MSTR shares fell significantly in the week following the disclosure.
In addition to the outward and inward flows of Bitcoin by Strategy, the company also increased its USD reserves.
Strategy announced that it had added $100 million to its USD Reserve, increasing its value to $1 Billion.
Strategy’s U.S. dollar reserve was established in December 2025. The reserve is a designated liquidity buffer established to fund preferred-stock dividends and interest on debt.
For most of Strategy’s Bitcoin accumulation phase, the reserve stood near zero. Reaching $1 billion means management has, in principle, set aside enough cash to service near-term preferred-stock obligations without touching BTC.
That framing doesn’t eliminate the risk of future sales if the reserve is drawn down, but it does address the concern that triggered the market selloff when the 32-coin sale was announced.
Strategy’s STRC preferred stock carries an 11.5% annual dividend, and the recent 32-coin sale was explicitly tied to covering those obligations.
Although the annual dividend is set at 11.5%, STRC dividends are typically paid monthly. This monthly payment has now become semi-monthly, according to a new announcement.
As the company’s financing structure grows more complex, maintaining that liquidity buffer is becoming increasingly important. Investors will also be monitoring whether Bitcoin purchases remain sustainable.
With Bitcoin currently trading below Strategy’s average purchase price of $75,680, its holdings are showing an unrealised loss of roughly $10.4 billion.
The 1,550-coin purchase came in at $65,332 per coin, which is roughly $12,000 lower than the $77,135 average at which Strategy sold its 32 coins the prior week.
That pricing gap illustrates the volatility the company is navigating.
Strategy remains the dominant corporate holder of Bitcoin globally. The next-largest public company holders, which include Twenty One, Metaplanet, and MARA, all hold far smaller positions.
MARA Holdings, which was once the second-largest holder on the list, dropped to number 4 this year after selling about $1.5 billion in BTC. A move, when combined with its purchase of Long Ridge Energy, might also indicate the company’s pivot toward AI infrastructure.
The recent sequence of events at Strategy signals the model’s maturation and complexity. For years, Strategy’s approach was to raise capital, buy Bitcoin, and hold indefinitely. Now, the company’s new structure increasingly resembles a hybrid between a Bitcoin investment vehicle and a financial institution managing liquidity, debt, and shareholder obligations.
MSTR shares have faced sustained pressure amid Bitcoin volatility and concerns over the company’s leveraged proxy model, closing recently around $120.44, down roughly 22% year to date.
Investors will now have to watch how much Bitcoin Strategy owns and whether the treasury model holds up if Bitcoin does not.
Originally published at https://cryptoafrica.news on June 9, 2026.
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