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Strategy deployed $602.8 million raised from selling 4,531,421 MSTR common shares across multiple uses in the week ending Aug. 30, with $369.7 million going directly to Bitcoin purchases and $202.5 million split between STRC preferred-stock buybacks and dividends. The company bought 4,603 BTC at an average price of $80,318 between Aug. 24 and Aug. 30, lifting its holdings from 840,447 to 845,050 BTC. A remaining $30 million was directed to its flexible USD Cash account, which can also be tapped for future Bitcoin purchases.
Why it matters
The filing reveals how Strategy's common-stock issuance now feeds three distinct balance-sheet needs at once: spot Bitcoin accumulation, perpetual preferred-stock obligations, and operational liquidity. Just a week earlier, the company raised $334 million from MSTR shareholders with none of it going to BTC, a reminder that the equity-at-the-market pipeline does not always translate into immediate Bitcoin buys. The $1.61 billion USD Cash balance, separate from a $5.1 billion USD Reserve that backs preferred dividends and debt service, underscores how much dry powder sits between Strategy and its next BTC move.
Market impact
The 4,603 BTC purchase is modest relative to Strategy's $63.73 billion aggregate cost basis, but the broader pattern is what institutional desks track: MSTR remains the highest-beta vehicle for traditional investors to get spot Bitcoin exposure, and Strategy keeps using common-stock issuance to convert equity demand into BTC demand on its own cadence. The $364.8 million still authorized under its preferred-stock repurchase program gives the company flexibility to either rotate that capacity into more Bitcoin or continue shoring up the STRC complex, which has faced pressure as a variable-rate cumulative perpetual preferred.
Frequently asked questions
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How much Bitcoin did Strategy buy with this raise?
Strategy bought 4,603 BTC between Aug. 24 and Aug. 30 at an average price of $80,318, lifting total holdings from 840,447 to 845,050 BTC.
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What is STRC and how did the proceeds support it?
STRC is Strategy's variable-rate cumulative perpetual preferred stock. The raise sent $151.8M to repurchase 1,557,177 STRC shares and $50.7M to STRC dividends.
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What is Strategy's total Bitcoin holding cost now?
Strategy's aggregate purchase cost for its Bitcoin position is $63.73 billion, with an average cost of $75,412 per BTC across the full 845,050 BTC position.
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How was the $603M raise split between Bitcoin and other uses?
$369.7M went to BTC purchases, $151.8M to STRC repurchases, $50.7M to STRC dividends, and $30M to the flexible USD Cash account, totaling $602.2M disclosed.
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How much unused capacity does Strategy still have?
As of Aug. 30, Strategy reported $1.61B of USD Cash and $5.1B of USD Reserve, with $364.8M still authorized under its preferred-stock repurchase program.
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