Strategy Bought $1.57 Billion in Bitcoin Last Week. It Now Holds 761,068 Coins
Strategy’s SEC filing confirms 22,337 BTC acquired between March 9-15 at an average of $70,194 per coin, funded almost entirely through STRC preferred share sales. Total holdings: 761,068 BTC at $57.61 billion.
Strategy disclosed in an SEC filing on March 16 that it acquired 22,337 Bitcoin between March 9 and March 15, 2026. The company paid approximately $1.57 billion for the position at an average price of $70,194 per coin, inclusive of fees and expenses. Total Bitcoin holdings as of March 15 stand at 761,068 BTC, acquired for an aggregate cost of $57.61 billion at a blended average of $75,696 per coin.
The purchase was funded through Strategy’s at-the-market equity offering program.
During the same period, the company sold 11,818,467 shares of its Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock — ticker STRC — generating net proceeds of $1.18 billion. It also sold 2,833,668 shares of Class A common stock for an additional $396 million in net proceeds. Combined, the two offerings produced $1.576 billion, covering the full cost of the acquisition.
The filing shows significant remaining capacity across Strategy’s capital raising instruments. As of March 15, the company had $1,975.8 million available for issuance under the STRC program, $20,331.6 million under its 8% Series A Perpetual Strike Preferred Stock, $4,014.8 million under its 10% Series A Perpetual Stride Preferred Stock, $1,619.3 million under its 10% Series A Perpetual Strife Preferred Stock, and $6,316.8 million under its Class A common stock program.
The filing was signed by Thomas C. Chow, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, and submitted to the SEC on March 16, 2026.
