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Strategy Makes Second $1 Billion Bitcoin Buy, Keeps Nasdaq 100 Slot as MSCI Ruling Nears

The company funded the latest purchase primarily through at-the-market equity issuance and preferred share sales, according to an SEC filing.

Overview

  • Strategy bought 10,645 BTC for $980.3 million at an average price of $92,098, lifting its holdings to 671,268 BTC acquired for $50.33 billion at a $74,972 average cost.
  • The purchase was financed chiefly by $888.2 million of MSTR common stock sales, plus roughly $82.2 million of STRD preferred and smaller amounts from other preferred series, totaling about $989 million raised.
  • It was the second straight week of near–$1 billion buying after 10,624 BTC were acquired the prior week for about $963 million, marking the firm’s largest back-to-back adds since July.
  • Strategy retained inclusion in the Nasdaq 100 during the annual reconstitution, with index changes taking effect on December 22.
  • MSCI is consulting on excluding companies with more than 50% of assets in digital assets, with a decision expected by January 15, and JPMorgan estimates potential passive outflows of about $2.8 billion for Strategy if adopted; the company has formally objected to the proposal and recently set a $1.44 billion cash reserve for dividends and interest.