Saylor's Strategy pauses bitcoin purchases while Strive buys 469 more BTC, lifting its holdings to 25,000
Sep 14, 2026
Michael Saylor, chairman of Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), said in recent posts on X that the company's bitcoin holdings have remained unchanged at 845,050 BTC. Strategy has spent more than $63.7 billion on the position at an average price of $75,412 per bitcoin, now showing roughly $2 billion in unrealized gains; the firm has recently directed a significant share of its cash toward share buybacks.
Meanwhile, asset manager Strive, led by Matt Cole, said it bought 469 more bitcoin for $36.6 million, an average of $77,954 each, taking its total holdings to 25,000 BTC. Cole said the purchase was funded entirely through Strive's STRC preferred stock, whose outstanding face value has now surpassed $1 billion.
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