After several weeks of modest bitcoin purchases and a few missed opportunities, the world’s largest corporate holder of the asset has returned with a major acquisition.
Michael Saylor’s NASDAQ-listed business intelligence company announced it bought 24,869 BTC for approximately $2.01 billion, at an average price just under $81,000 per bitcoin.
That purchase increases the company’s total holdings to 843,738 BTC, acquired at an average cost of $75,700 per coin. The company has spent nearly $64 billion to build its bitcoin position. Given current market prices, the portfolio’s value is now roughly $65.2 billion, placing it slightly in the green overall.
Strategy has acquired 24,869 BTC for ~$2.01 billion at ~$80,985 per bitcoin and has achieved BTC Yield of 12.6% YTD 2026. As of 5/17/2026, we hodl 843,738 $BTC acquired for ~$63.87 billion at ~$75,700 per bitcoin. $MSTR $STRC https://t.co/fiDHciki9e
— Michael Saylor (@saylor) May 18, 2026
Previously, the company’s most recent purchase had been far smaller: it spent about $43 million to acquire 535 BTC. The firm also skipped purchases during the prior business week while reporting a significant $12.5 billion loss for Q1 2026, a hit it attributed to the cryptocurrency’s price decline.
In a separate development last week, the company disclosed plans for a substantial note repurchase totaling roughly $1.5 billion in aggregate principal. The announcement also left open the possibility of future bitcoin sales, a topic that has been the subject of ongoing market speculation.