Strategy kickstarts 2026 with $116M Bitcoin buy as Q4 paper loss hits $17B

Strategy bought 1,283 BTC for $116 million, lifting holdings above 673,000 BTC, while reporting a $17.4 billion unrealized Q4 loss in an SEC filing Monday.

Strategy, the world’s largest corporate holder of bitcoin, began the new year with its first purchase of 2026 while reporting a steep fourth-quarter paper loss as Bitcoin prices slid late last year.

Strategy acquired 1,283 Bitcoin (BTC) for $116 million, boosting its holdings to 673,783 worth $62.6 billion purchased at an average cost basis of $75,026 per BTC, according to a Monday filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

The coins were acquired at an average purchasing price of around $90,000 each using proceeds from the sale of shares of MSTR Stock under the company’s at-the-market (ATM) offering.

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