MicroStrategy doubles down BTC
MicroStrategy bought another 22,000 BTC — roughly $1.6 billion more Bitcoin added to its balance sheet — while markets extended gains (Nasdaq +1% and Dow futures up ~400) amid risk‑on headlines and a volatile crypto run [] [] [].
Strategy acquired 22,337 BTC disclosed)) between March 9–15, 2026 for roughly $1.57 billion at an average price of about $70,194 per coin. The deal lifted the company’s corporate treasury to 761,068 BTC, with a cumulative purchase cost near $57.61 billion and an aggregate average cost of about $75,696 per bitcoin reported)). SEC ATM disclosures show the buy was financed largely by equity offerings—11,818,467 STRC preferred shares raised ≈$1.18 billion and MSTR common-share sales brought roughly $396 million, totaling about $1.576 billion in net proceeds during March 9–15 filed)). MSTR shares reacted intraday, jumping more than 4% in premarket trading and briefly touching $149 after the company’s filings became public noted)). Market trackers and the company’s filings flagged this as Strategy’s largest BTC purchase so far in 2026 and part of a streak of weekly buys that the firm has maintained this year summarized)). The transaction filings and press materials refer to the firm under its rebrand — the company now does business as Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), a change first announced February 5, 2025 and formalized through a legal name update later in 2025 announced)).
