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MicroStrategy Resumes Bitcoin Purchases After 10-Week Pause

MicroStrategy resumed buying Bitcoin last week, acquiring 4,603 coins for approximately $370 million.

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MicroStrategy resumed its Bitcoin buying strategy last week, purchasing 4,603 coins for approximately $370 million between August 24 and August 30. [1] MicroStrategy purchased 4,603 Bitcoin for $369.7 million during the week ended August 30, 2026, marking the resumption of its accumulation strategy after a 10-week gap. [2] Strategy President and CEO Phong Le stated that the decision to buy Bitcoin comes down to cost of capital rather than market timing or Bitcoin's specific price. [3] Strategy resumed its Bitcoin purchases following a 10-week pause spent shoring up its balance sheet. [4] Michael Saylor, founder of Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), and CEO Phong Le said in a letter dated 2026-08-31 that MSCI's proposal to exclude non-operating companies from its Global Investable Market Indexes is discriminatory, flawed, and conflicts with established securities laws and accounting principles. [5] Strategy is the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, holding 845,050 bitcoins valued at $65.8 billion as of 2026-08-31. [6] A filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission shows that Strategy bought 4,603 bitcoins for $369.7 million between August 24 to August 30. [7] Following the Bitcoin purchase, MicroStrategy's total holdings reached 845,050 BTC, acquired for an aggregate cost of $63.73 billion at an average cost of $75,412 per coin. [8] MicroStrategy paid an average of $80,318 per Bitcoin during the transaction, while leaving its $5.10 billion USD Reserve untouched for preferred dividends and debt interest. [9] The company funded the entire Bitcoin purchase with proceeds from the sale of 4.53 million common shares, generating net proceeds of $602.8 million. [10] CEO Phong Le stated the trade only works when selling shares or debt costs less than Bitcoin's expected return. [11] Phong Le stated the company would keep buying Bitcoin at price points of $80,000, $90,000, or $100,000, and even at a $130,000 all-time high. [12]
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  1. MicroStrategy resumed its Bitcoin buying strategy last week, purchasing 4,603 coins for approximately $370 million between August 24 and August 30. · bitcoinmagazine.com
  2. MicroStrategy purchased 4,603 Bitcoin for $369.7 million during the week ended August 30, 2026, marking the resumption of its accumulation strategy after a 10-week gap. · The Defiant
  3. Strategy President and CEO Phong Le stated that the decision to buy Bitcoin comes down to cost of capital rather than market timing or Bitcoin's specific price. · beincrypto.com
  4. Strategy resumed its Bitcoin purchases following a 10-week pause spent shoring up its balance sheet. · beincrypto.com
  5. Michael Saylor, founder of Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), and CEO Phong Le said in a letter dated 2026-08-31 that MSCI's proposal to exclude non-operating companies from its Global Investable Market Indexes is discriminatory, flawed, and conflicts with established securities laws and accounting principles. · bitcoinmagazine.com
  6. Strategy is the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, holding 845,050 bitcoins valued at $65.8 billion as of 2026-08-31. · bitcoinmagazine.com
  7. A filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission shows that Strategy bought 4,603 bitcoins for $369.7 million between August 24 to August 30. · bitcoinmagazine.com
  8. Following the Bitcoin purchase, MicroStrategy's total holdings reached 845,050 BTC, acquired for an aggregate cost of $63.73 billion at an average cost of $75,412 per coin. · The Defiant
  9. MicroStrategy paid an average of $80,318 per Bitcoin during the transaction, while leaving its $5.10 billion USD Reserve untouched for preferred dividends and debt interest. · The Defiant
  10. The company funded the entire Bitcoin purchase with proceeds from the sale of 4.53 million common shares, generating net proceeds of $602.8 million. · The Defiant
  11. CEO Phong Le stated the trade only works when selling shares or debt costs less than Bitcoin's expected return. · beincrypto.com
  12. Phong Le stated the company would keep buying Bitcoin at price points of $80,000, $90,000, or $100,000, and even at a $130,000 all-time high. · beincrypto.com
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