267 Bitcoin Lift Strategy Holdings to 848,517 Coins at an Average Purchase Price of $82,900
Key Facts
Strategy bought 267 Bitcoin for $22.1 million between October 12 and 18, 2026, at an average price of $82,900 per coin, including fees and expenses, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The purchase lifted its total holdings to 848,517 Bitcoin on October 18, at an aggregate purchase cost of $64.02 billion and an average cost of $75,446 per coin. The company’s records showed holdings rising from 848,250 Bitcoin on October 11 to the new level after the disclosed addition. The weekly addition was larger than the previous purchase, which totaled 250 Bitcoin. The company said in its filing that most of the latest purchase was funded with proceeds from sales of its common stock, with a smaller contribution from cash.
Net proceeds from sales of Class A shares under the MSTR ticker used to fund the purchase totaled $22.0 million, alongside $0.1 million in cash. The company sold 140,872 shares through its at-the-market offering program during the same period, according to the filing. This breakdown identifies the source of funding for the Bitcoin purchase rather than attributing it to debt; the filing links the transaction to stock sale proceeds and cash. In the previous week, Strategy bought 250 Bitcoin for $21.5 million, at an average price of $86,194 per coin, bringing its holdings at the time to 848,250 Bitcoin. The disclosed average purchase price for the new coins was therefore lower than the prior week’s average, while the average cost of the total holdings remained $75,446 per coin.
Alongside its Bitcoin purchase, the company repurchased 1,938,780 shares of its STRC preferred stock for $193.1 million between October 12 and 18. It reported no repurchases of the other share classes listed in the filing. The board also raised the authorization for its digital credit securities repurchase program from $2.0 billion to $3.0 billion in a decision on October 19, with $1.16 billion remaining available on October 18. The transactions show that the company’s activity during the week included both Bitcoin purchases and securities repurchases. It held a $4.83 billion dollar reserve, alongside a separate cash balance of $447.3 million on October 18.
Strategy says its dollar reserve is intended to support preferred stock dividends and interest on outstanding debt, while cash can be used for broader treasury purposes, including Bitcoin purchases and capital management. In market trading, Bitcoin closed at $81,491.04 on October 17, then at $82,116 on October 18, before closing at $81,189.43 on October 23, according to EL7 data. On October 22, the coin fell 4% to $81,448 by 17:39 Eastern Time, after approaching $85,000 in overnight trading, according to a report carried by Reuters. The report attributed the decline to rising risk aversion, amid pressure on technology stocks and higher oil prices.
MSTR shares closed at $146.01 on October 23, according to EL7 data. The cited source did not include the stock’s session high or low, so those levels are not included in the trading description. In the immediately preceding week, Strategy recorded a smaller purchase at a higher average price before adding 267 Bitcoin in the latest period. The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee is scheduled to hold its next meeting on October 27 and 28, 2026, followed by a press conference. The meeting comes after Strategy disclosed its purchases and balances as of October 18, as markets track monetary policy developments in the following week.