BULLISH 📈 : Strategy buys $255M in Bitcoin, now holds 818,334 BTC, 3.9% of supply
Strategy added ~$255 million in BTC on April 27 via its at-the-market equity program. Its stash now stands at 818,334 BTC.
Michael Saylor previewed the buy at 3,273 BTC, priced at ~$77,906 per coin, and reported holdings of 818,334 BTC acquired for ~$61.81 billion at ~$75,537 average. Source is his X post on April 27. Saylor on the purchase and holdings.
The firm sold ~1.45 million common shares to fund the buy, per the April 27 SEC filing. The mechanism is unchanged: issue equity, convert proceeds to BTC, hold coins.
BTC Yield hit 9.6% YTD 2026. This measures BTC per diluted share growth, not investment return. Saylor on BTC Yield.
Last week’s move was larger. Strategy bought 34,164 BTC at $74,395 per coin, totaling >$2.5 billion, leaning on STRC. April purchases exceed $6.4 billion. Coinspeaker: funding mix and April totals.
Its holdings equal roughly 3.9% of Bitcoin’s 21 million fixed supply. Weekly buys keep pulling coins from the float as spot ETF inflows add pressure. “The ₿eat Goes On” preview.
Peers remain small by comparison. GameStop held 4,710 BTC as of January 31, 2026. Coinspeaker: GameStop treasury.
- New buy: ~$255m, 3,273–3,376 BTC reported across X and SEC
- Total BTC: 818,334
- Total cost: ~$61.81b
- Avg cost per BTC: ~$75,537
- BTC Yield YTD 2026: 9.6%
Source: Strategy