Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR), the corporate bitcoin treasury company chaired by Michael Saylor, disclosed another addition to its digital asset holdings this week. According to a recap published by the Investing News Network, the company acquired 950 BTC for US$75.7 million between September 14 and September 20, paying an average price of US$79,670 per coin inclusive of fees. The purchase was revealed in an 8-K filing submitted on Monday.
With the latest buy, Strategy's total treasury reached 846,000 BTC, acquired for a cumulative US$63.80 billion. That figure reflects a rebuilding effort over roughly the past two months: sales during the summer had reduced the company's holdings to 840,447 BTC as of early August, and the firm has since added back to the position in a series of purchases.
The filing also shed light on how Strategy is allocating capital beyond bitcoin itself. During the same reporting period, the company deployed US$174 million to repurchase 1,771,238 STRC preferred shares — more than double what it spent on bitcoin. Both the bitcoin purchase and the preferred share buyback were funded directly from the company's USD Cash pool, drawing that balance down to US$1.05 billion. Notably, Strategy sold zero common stock under its at-the-market offering program during the period, a departure from the equity issuance that has historically financed much of its accumulation.
The disclosure landed during a broad recovery across digital asset markets. As of 11:00 a.m. UTC on Monday, September 21, bitcoin was priced at US$84,398.44, trading 5.8 percent higher over the previous 24 hours. Ether changed hands at US$2,715.02, up 5.9 percent, while XRP traded at US$1.49, an 8 percent gain, and Solana was at US$115.90, up 8.3 percent over the same window.
That move higher came at the expense of traders positioned for further downside. Liquidations wiped out US$648 million in bearish positions across crypto markets over a single 24-hour period, according to the same recap. Spot buying pushed through resistance at US$82,000 and forced more than US$230 million in bitcoin short positions to liquidate as stop-loss levels were triggered in succession — a dynamic commonly described as a short squeeze, in which forced buy-backs from closing short positions add fuel to an existing move.
The rebound follows a turbulent stretch for the sector. The recap notes that the U.S. Senate narrowly blocked the CLARITY Act, a setback for the industry's long-running push for comprehensive market structure legislation, after which bitcoin dipped below US$76,000 before recovering.
For observers of corporate treasury strategies, the filing is a reminder that Strategy's accumulation has become less linear than in prior cycles. The decision to fund purchases from cash rather than new common stock issuance, alongside a larger outlay on preferred share repurchases than on bitcoin, suggests the company is balancing accumulation against capital structure management. The earlier reduction in holdings and subsequent rebuild also underscore that the position is actively managed rather than static.
None of this offers any indication of where prices go next. Short-squeeze-driven rallies can reverse as quickly as they form, legislative timelines remain unsettled, and corporate treasury disclosures are backward-looking by nature. Readers should treat the figures above as a snapshot of reported activity through September 21, 2026, and consult the original filings and primary sources for full detail. This article is informational only and is not investment, financial, or tax advice.
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Source: Investing News Network · 2026-09-21
