Share this article

Strategy Buys $555M of Bitcoin, Increases Total Stash to 538,200 BTC

The company has spent $36.47 billion on bitcoin to date and remains the largest corporate holder of BTC.

Updated Apr 21, 2025, 12:48 p.m. Published Apr 21, 2025, 12:25 p.m.
Strategy CEO Michael Saylor at the Digital Asset Summit in New York City on March 20, 2025. (Nikhilesh De)
Strategy CEO Michael Saylor at the Digital Asset Summit in New York City on March 20, 2025. (Nikhilesh De)

What to know:

  • Strategy added 6,556 bitcoin to its balance sheet, spending $555.8 million.
  • The purchase was funded by proceeds from two at-the-market stock offering programs.
  • Strategy now holds 538,200 BTC, purchased at an average price of $67,766 per coin.

Strategy (MSTR) has added 6,556 bitcoin to its balance sheet, spending $555.8 million in the process, according to a regulatory filing published on Monday.

The purchase was funded using proceeds from the company's two at-the-market (ATM) stock offering programs, the filings notes.

STORY CONTINUES BELOW
Don't miss another story.Subscribe to the Crypto Daybook Americas Newsletter today. See all newsletters

The firm, the largest corporate holder of bitcoin, sold 1.76 million shares of its Class A common stock and over 91,000 shares of a preferred stock series — STRK - between April 14 and April 20.

The common stock sale brought in $547.7 million, while the preferred shares added another $7.8 million. The latest acquisition boosts Strategy’s total holdings to 538,200 BTC, purchased at an average price of $67,766 per coin.

The Michael Saylor-led company has spent $36.47 billion on bitcoin to date. Shares of MSTR are up 2.77% in pre-market trading as BTC rose to $87,300.

More For You

Protocol Research: GoPlus Security

GP Basic Image

What to know:

  • As of October 2025, GoPlus has generated $4.7M in total revenue across its product lines. The GoPlus App is the primary revenue driver, contributing $2.5M (approx. 53%), followed by the SafeToken Protocol at $1.7M.
  • GoPlus Intelligence's Token Security API averaged 717 million monthly calls year-to-date in 2025 , with a peak of nearly 1 billion calls in February 2025. Total blockchain-level requests, including transaction simulations, averaged an additional 350 million per month.
  • Since its January 2025 launch , the $GPS token has registered over $5B in total spot volume and $10B in derivatives volume in 2025. Monthly spot volume peaked in March 2025 at over $1.1B , while derivatives volume peaked the same month at over $4B.

More For You

Bitcoin Faces Japan Rate Hike: Debunking The Yen Carry Trade Unwind Alarms, Real Risk Elsewhere

japan, flag. (DavidRockDesign/Pixabay/Modified by CoinDesk)

Speculators maintain net bullish positions in the yen, limiting scope for sudden JPY strength and mass carry unwind.

What to know:

  • Impending BOJ rate hike largely priced in; Japanese bond yields near multi-decade highs.
  • Speculators maintain net bullish positions in the yen, limiting scope for sudden yen strength.
  • BOJ tightening may contribute to sustained upward pressure on global yields, impacting risk sentiment.