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Strategy buys 4,603 BTC for about $369.7M, funded by MSTR share sales

Aug 31, 2026By ClusterWire.news· AI-assisted news brief

Strategy reported purchasing 4,603 BTC for about $369.7 million (average $80,318 per BTC) between August 24 and August 30, bringing total bitcoin holdings to 845,050 BTC acquired for $63.73 billion (average $75,412 per BTC) [1] [2] [3].

CoinDesk reported the company added $370 million worth of bitcoin last week and characterized it as the first week of bitcoin purchases in about two months [2].

Strategy said the bitcoin purchases were funded through MSTR share sales that generated $602.8 million in net proceeds during the week, and it also used $151.8 million to repurchase STRC preferred shares [1] [4].

Strategy also reported USD Reserve of $5.10 billion and USD Cash of $1.61 billion [1].

Wu Blockchain reported that Strive CEO Matt Cole said the company acquired an additional 1,800 BTC for approximately $143 million [1].

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