Strategy’s STRC rebounds 30% as company builds cash reserve, bitcoin price stabilizes

MarketsStrategy’s STRC rebounds 30% as company builds cash reserve, bitcoin price stabilizesBitcoin sales, what is now a $4 billion cash reserve, and a $975 million repurchase program, have supported STRC’s recovery.By James Van Straten|Edited by Stephen Alpher Aug 5, 2026, 2:44 p.m. 2 min readMake preferred on ShareShare this articleCopy linkX iconX (Twitter)LinkedInFacebookEmailMake preferred on SummaryShowSTRC is trading near $94 after climbing more than 30% from its late-June low, while Strategy has already repurchased $106 million of the preferred stock.Strategy has strengthened its dividend coverage through bitcoin sales and a $4 billion US dollar reserve, while maintaining STRC’s annualized dividend rate at 12%.Also not hurting, the price of bitcoin has stabilized above $60,000.Strategy’s (MSTR) perpetual preferred stock, Stretch (STRC), has risen more than 30% from its June low. It is currently trading around $94, after gaining another 1% on Wednesday.STRC bottomed in late June around $71 as bitcoin fell below $60,000. Since then, Strategy has sold 5,226 BTC for $321 million across three separate transactions, reducing its bitcoin holdings from 847,363 BTC to approximately 842,137 BTC. The sales were intended, in part, to demonstrate that the company can use bitcoin to meet its dividend obligations, rather than treating it as an idle asset.Strategy has also repurchased $106 million of STRC as it seeks to return the preferred stock to its $100 stated value.In addition, the company increased its U.S. dollar reserve by another $250 million on Monday, bringing the total to $4 billion. This provides approximately 2.3 years of coverage for dividend obligations on its preferred securities. Meanwhile, Strategy maintained STRC’s annualized dividend rate at 12%.As for bitcoin, the price has at least stopped falling, stabilizing above $60,000 for several weeks in a row.The company noted in its second-quarter earnings call that, following STRC’s initial public offeri…

Strategy’s STRC rebounds 30% as company builds cash reserve, bitcoin price stabilizes

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