Strategy's bitcoin holdings reach 848,000 after 334 purchases in early October

On October 5, 2026, Strategy announced updates on its bitcoin holdings, share sales, share repurchases and cash reserves. From October 1 to October 4, 2026, it bought 334 bitcoin for $28.7 million in total, inclusive of fees and expenses. As of 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 4, 2026, its aggregate holdings stood at 848,000 bitcoin.

The $28.7 million was funded with $15.7 million of net proceeds from MSTR Stock sales and $13 million of USD Cash. In the same period, Strategy sold 92,894 MSTR shares under its at-the-market offering program, with net proceeds presented net of sales commission. The share count includes shares sold but not yet settled as of October 2, 2026.

From October 1 to October 4, 2026, Strategy repurchased 740,634 shares of STRC Stock for $73.7 million, funded with USD Cash. As of October 4, 2026, $547.2 million of aggregate purchase price remained available under its digital credit securities repurchase program. About $1 billion of MSTR Stock repurchases remained available under its MSTR Stock repurchase program.

As of October 4, 2026, the USD Reserve stood at $4.88 billion and USD Cash at $833.4 million. From September 28 to October 4, 2026, Strategy used $142.5 million of the USD Reserve to fund preferred stock dividends and interest on its indebtedness, and $154.1 million of USD Cash to fund STRC Stock repurchases.

For the three months ended September 30, 2026, Strategy said it had a $20.91 billion gain on digital assets and $1.88 billion of associated deferred tax expense. As of that date, it said its digital asset carrying value was $70.82 billion. Strategy also said it released a $4.12 billion income tax benefit after the fair value of its bitcoin exceeded its cost basis, lowering its deferred tax expense from approximately $6 billion to $1.88 billion.