Bitcoin
March 9, 2026
MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin accumulation is showing no signs of slowing down. The firm, now operating under the name Strategy, added another 17,994 BTC to its balance sheet last week. This purchase was worth about $1.28 billion. The move pushes MicroStrategy’s BTC holdings to 738,731 BTC. This could bring the company closer to a notable milestone of owning 1 million Bitcoin.
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The latest buy, disclosed in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), took place between March 2 and March 8 at an average price of $70,946 per BTC. At current prices, the company’s stash is worth around $50 billion. In total, Strategy has spent about $56 billion acquiring Bitcoin at an average purchase price of $75,862.
At press time, Bitcoin was trading at $69,951.68 following a daily increase of 3.89%. This is a massive downfall compared to its all-time high of $126,198.07 that BTC attained about five months ago in October 2025.
Despite this, Strategy continues to sit on only $6 billion in unrealized losses. Amidst this, Saylor further affirmed his bullish stance through a post on X. After posting a picture of the company’s acquisition tracker, he wrote a message that read, “The second century begins.” This was reportedly an acknowledgment that MicroStrategy has completed its first 100 Bitcoin purchase events and is commencing the next 100.
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How MicroStrategy’s $1.3 Billion Bitcoin Buy Accelerates Its March Toward 1 Million BTC
The latest acquisition is the largest Bitcoin whale buy announcement from the firm since January. Strategy had bought 22,305 BTC for $2.13 billion. Strategy financed the most recent purchase through equity sales and raised a whopping $900 million by selling 6.3 million shares of its MSTR stock. In addition, another $377 million was raised through preferred stock offerings.
According to corporate filings, the company still has more than $6.7 billion in remaining capacity to issue additional shares. Similar to Bitcoin, the MSTR stock was seen rising over the past day. The Class A stock was up by 4.06% and was priced at $138.95 at press time.
This approach has effectively turned the firm into one of the largest institutional Bitcoin whale buy participants in the market. MicroStrategy’s current BTC holdings of 738,731 BTC represent over 3.4% of Bitcoin’s maximum 21 million supply.
Such large-scale accumulation is why the company often appears in discussions around Bitcoin whale buys. When a single entity consistently absorbs large amounts of supply and holds it long term, analysts argue it can tighten available liquidity in the market.
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