Strategy expands BTC holdings despite market pullback
Strategy added more bitcoin during the latest market pullback, extending a buying pattern that has continued through recent volatility and rising geopolitical tension.
- Strategy bought 1,031 BTC at $74,326, raising its total bitcoin holdings to 762,099 BTC.
- The latest purchase was smaller than last week’s 22,337 BTC acquisition worth $1.57 billion.
- Bitcoin fell below $70,000, leaving Strategy under pressure on its latest purchase during market volatility.
Meanwhile, the company disclosed that it bought 1,031 BTC for $76.6 million, bringing its total holdings to 762,099 BTC. The latest purchase came as bitcoin traded above $74,000 early last week before falling below $70,000 after the second Federal Open Market Committee meeting of the year.
Michael Saylor’s latest update showed that Strategy completed the purchase at an average price of $74,326 per bitcoin. Based on that entry level, the transaction likely took place during the first few business days of the previous week.
The new purchase lifted Strategy’s total bitcoin holdings to 762,099 BTC. The company has now spent about $57.69 billion building its bitcoin position, keeping its status as the largest corporate holder of the asset.
Weekly purchase comes in below prior buy
The latest acquisition was much smaller than the one Strategy announced a week earlier. In that earlier update, Saylor said the company had spent $1.57 billion to acquire 22,337 BTC.
Even so, the new purchase showed that Strategy has kept its regular buying approach in place. The company continues to announce bitcoin buys on Mondays, even as markets remain sensitive to macro and geopolitical developments.
Bitcoin price swings shape market backdrop
Bitcoin traded above $74,000 by Wednesday morning last week before reversing lower. The decline deepened around and after the year’s second FOMC meeting, adding pressure to the broader crypto market.
By press time, bitcoin had fallen below $70,000 after a brief rebound to $71,500. That move followed Trump’s latest “statement” on the war in Iran, which briefly pushed prices higher before the rally faded.
Strategy’s bitcoin stack remains under pressure as the asset trades below the company’s latest average purchase price. The market correction has left the firm sitting on unrealized losses based on current spot levels.
