Strategy buys 1,550 Bitcoin after controversial 32 BTC sale

Written by Christina Combenstaff writerReviewed by Yohan Yunstaff writerWritten by Christina Combenstaff writerReviewed by Yohan Yunstaff writerStrategy buys 1,550 Bitcoin after controversial 32 BTC saleLatest NewsPublishedJun 8, 2026Strategy resumed Bitcoin buying by purchasing 1,550 BTC for $101.3 million, bringing its total holdings to 845,256 BTC after last week’s controversial sale.Strategy purchased 1,550 Bitcoin for approximately $101.3 million last week, bringing its total holdings to 845,256 BTC.The company paid an average price of $65,332 per Bitcoin for the purchase, according to a Monday 8-K filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Strategy's aggregate Bitcoin holdings were acquired at an average price of $75,680 per BTC, for a total cost of about $63.97 billion.The latest acquisition was funded using proceeds from sales of Class A common stock through the company’s at-the-market offering program. According to the filing, Strategy generated $181 million in net proceeds from those stock sales during the first week of June.Strategy now holds 845,256 BTC. At Bitcoin’s current price of about $63,600, its holdings are worth roughly $53.8 billion.The company’s shares rose 6.55% in pre-market trading to $126.90 following the disclosure, according to Yahoo Finance data at the time of writing.Strategy returns to Bitcoin buying after controversial sale The latest purchase follows a Sunday X post by Strategy’s executive chairman, Michael Saylor, who said that it was “a good time to add more dots.”Strategy purchased another 1,550 Bitcoin. Source: StrategyThe purchase also marks a resumption of the company’s BTC accumulation strategy after its controversial sale of 32 BTC last Monday, which was its first since 2022.Related: Strategy’s leveraged Bitcoin model has faced its first stress test: GrayscaleBitcoin price fell 21% following the sale, briefly retesting $61,000 for the first time in four months, and sparking heavy criticism from traders who war…

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