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News Michael Saylor’s Strategy makes smallest Bitcoin purchase on record
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMDIvMDE5NTMzMzAtMzYwNy03YzFhLTg1OGUtNGJjNmY0MzIyNWQz.jpg"></p><p><p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMDIvMDE5NTMzMzAtMzYwNy03YzFhLTg1OGUtNGJjNmY0MzIyNWQz.jpg" alt="Michael Saylor’s Strategy makes smallest Bitcoin purchase on record"></p><p>Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the world’s largest public corporate Bitcoin holder, has announced its smallest Bitcoin purchase on record.<p>Strategy on March 17 officially <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltf8d808d9b8cebd37/blte3ca6b2da8324883/67d794bdcca70a077439f04a/form-8-k_03-17-2025.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" text="null" title="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltf8d808d9b8cebd37/blte3ca6b2da8324883/67d794bdcca70a077439f04a/form-8-k_03-17-2025.pdf">announced</a> its latest 130-Bitcoin (<a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/bitcoin-price" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">BTC</a>) acquisition, bought for around $10.7 million in cash, or at an average price of roughly $82,981 per BTC.</p><p>The latest Bitcoin purchase was made using proceeds from the “STRK ATM,” a new Strategy <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/michael-saylor-strategy-raise-21-billion-purchase-bitcoin" rel="" target="_self" text="null" title="https://cointelegraph.com/news/michael-saylor-strategy-raise-21-billion-purchase-bitcoin">program looking to raise up to $21 billion</a> in fresh capital to acquire more BTC.</p><p>Strategy’s new 130-BTC buy is the smallest one ever <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://www.strategy.com/purchases" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">recorded</a> since the company announced its <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/worlds-biggest-business-intelligence-firm-buys-21k-btc-for-250m" rel="" target="_self" text="null" title="https://cointelegraph.com/news/worlds-biggest-business-intelligence-firm-buys-21k-btc-for-250m">first purchase of 21,454 BTC</a> for $250 million in August 2020.</p><h2>Strategy is 774 BTC away from holding 500,000 BTC</h2><p>With the new purchase, Strategy and its subsidiaries now hold 499,226 BTC, acquired at an aggregate purchase price of approximately $33.1 billion and an average purchase price of around $66,360 per BTC, including fees and expenses.</p><p>After purchasing 130 BTC, Strategy still needs to acquire 774 BTC to reach a total holding of 500,000 BTC.</p><figure><img src="https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2025-03/0195a418-a81a-740f-b77d-9844fee48da8" title="" alt="Michael Saylor’s Strategy makes smallest Bitcoin purchase on record"><figcaption style="text-align: center;"><p><em>Source: </em><a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://x.com/saylor/status/1901606324447646170" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" text="null" title="https://x.com/saylor/status/1901606324447646170"><em>Michael Saylor</em></a></p></figcaption></figure><p>According to the Strategy website, the company’s Bitcoin yield now stands at 6.9%, significantly lower than its 15% target for 2025. </p><h2>Smallest buy on record</h2><p>Despite Bitcoin’s price falling to multimonth lows below $80,000 last week, Strategy’s latest buy is significantly smaller than its most recent purchases, making it the smallest ever announced BTC purchase by the firm.</p><p><em><strong>Related: </strong></em><a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/strategy-shares-down-30-since-saylor-forbes-cover" rel="" target="_self" text="null" title="https://cointelegraph.com/news/strategy-shares-down-30-since-saylor-forbes-cover"><em><strong>Strategy shares down 30% since Saylor’s Forbes cover</strong></em></a></p><p>Prior to the latest purchase, the smallest BTC purchase by Strategy was a 169-BTC purchase in August 2024, <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://www.strategy.com/purchases" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">according</a> to official records by Strategy.</p><figure><img src="https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2025-03/0195a418-adec-775a-9d5b-be054418fb36" title="" alt="Michael Saylor’s Strategy makes smallest Bitcoin purchase on record"><figcaption style="text-align: center;"><p><em>Strategy’s Bitcoin acquisitions in 2025. Source: Strategy</em></p></figcaption></figure><p>So far in 2025, Strategy has acquired 51,656 BTC in seven announced acquisitions.</p><h2>Strategy’s “BTC $ Gain” indicator is 74% away from yearly targets</h2><p>After spending roughly $4.4 billion on its seven Bitcoin purchases in 2025, Strategy recorded a BTC gain value versus the dollar of $2.6 billion year-to-date.</p><p>Strategy’s “BTC $ Gain” indicator, which <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltf8d808d9b8cebd37/blt368a52561cca7449/67a3dfb0ecc9d726f4414e72/strategy-announces-fourth-quarter-2024-financial-results-presentation.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" text="null" title="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltf8d808d9b8cebd37/blt368a52561cca7449/67a3dfb0ecc9d726f4414e72/strategy-announces-fourth-quarter-2024-financial-results-presentation.pdf">tracks</a> the dollar value of BTC gain calculated based on the market BTC price in a certain period, is now 74% away from the company’s target of $10 billion in 2025.</p><figure><img src="https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2025-03/0195a482-07a9-7118-8a1f-0efc19d4db32" title="" alt="Michael Saylor’s Strategy makes smallest Bitcoin purchase on record"><figcaption style="text-align: center;"><p><em>Strategy’s 2025 targets and YTD results as of Feb. 2, 2025. Source: Strategy</em></p></figcaption></figure><p>By the end of 2024, Strategy’s BTC $ Gain reached $13.8 billion, while the Bitcoin yield hit a massive 74%.</p><p><em><strong>Magazine: </strong></em><a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/crypto-fans-obsessed-longevity-biohacking-why/" rel="" target="_self" text="null" title="https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/crypto-fans-obsessed-longevity-biohacking-why/"><em><strong>Crypto fans are obsessed with longevity and biohacking: Here’s why</strong></em></a><br></p><template data-name="subscription_form" data-type="consulting_newsletter" label="Subscription Form: Consulting Newsletter"></template></p>
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<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMDIvMDE5NTMzMzAtMzYwNy03YzFhLTg1OGUtNGJjNmY0MzIyNWQz.jpg"></p><p><p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMDIvMDE5NTMzMzAtMzYwNy03YzFhLTg1OGUtNGJjNmY0MzIyNWQz.jpg" alt="Michael Saylor’s Strategy makes smallest Bitcoin purchase on record"></p><p>Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the world’s largest public corporate Bitcoin holder, has announced its smallest Bitcoin purchase on record.<p>Strategy on March 17 officially <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltf8d808d9b8cebd37/blte3ca6b2da8324883/67d794bdcca70a077439f04a/form-8-k_03-17-2025.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" text="null" title="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltf8d808d9b8cebd37/blte3ca6b2da8324883/67d794bdcca70a077439f04a/form-8-k_03-17-2025.pdf">announced</a> its latest 130-Bitcoin (<a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/bitcoin-price" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">BTC</a>) acquisition, bought for around $10.7 million in cash, or at an average price of roughly $82,981 per BTC.</p><p>The latest Bitcoin purchase was made using proceeds from the “STRK ATM,” a new Strategy <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/michael-saylor-strategy-raise-21-billion-purchase-bitcoin" rel="" target="_self" text="null" title="https://cointelegraph.com/news/michael-saylor-strategy-raise-21-billion-purchase-bitcoin">program looking to raise up to $21 billion</a> in fresh capital to acquire more BTC.</p><p>Strategy’s new 130-BTC buy is the smallest one ever <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://www.strategy.com/purchases" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">recorded</a> since the company announced its <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/worlds-biggest-business-intelligence-firm-buys-21k-btc-for-250m" rel="" target="_self" text="null" title="https://cointelegraph.com/news/worlds-biggest-business-intelligence-firm-buys-21k-btc-for-250m">first purchase of 21,454 BTC</a> for $250 million in August 2020.</p><h2>Strategy is 774 BTC away from holding 500,000 BTC</h2><p>With the new purchase, Strategy and its subsidiaries now hold 499,226 BTC, acquired at an aggregate purchase price of approximately $33.1 billion and an average purchase price of around $66,360 per BTC, including fees and expenses.</p><p>After purchasing 130 BTC, Strategy still needs to acquire 774 BTC to reach a total holding of 500,000 BTC.</p><figure><img src="https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2025-03/0195a418-a81a-740f-b77d-9844fee48da8" title="" alt="Michael Saylor’s Strategy makes smallest Bitcoin purchase on record"><figcaption style="text-align: center;"><p><em>Source: </em><a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://x.com/saylor/status/1901606324447646170" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" text="null" title="https://x.com/saylor/status/1901606324447646170"><em>Michael Saylor</em></a></p></figcaption></figure><p>According to the Strategy website, the company’s Bitcoin yield now stands at 6.9%, significantly lower than its 15% target for 2025. </p><h2>Smallest buy on record</h2><p>Despite Bitcoin’s price falling to multimonth lows below $80,000 last week, Strategy’s latest buy is significantly smaller than its most recent purchases, making it the smallest ever announced BTC purchase by the firm.</p><p><em><strong>Related: </strong></em><a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/strategy-shares-down-30-since-saylor-forbes-cover" rel="" target="_self" text="null" title="https://cointelegraph.com/news/strategy-shares-down-30-since-saylor-forbes-cover"><em><strong>Strategy shares down 30% since Saylor’s Forbes cover</strong></em></a></p><p>Prior to the latest purchase, the smallest BTC purchase by Strategy was a 169-BTC purchase in August 2024, <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://www.strategy.com/purchases" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">according</a> to official records by Strategy.</p><figure><img src="https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2025-03/0195a418-adec-775a-9d5b-be054418fb36" title="" alt="Michael Saylor’s Strategy makes smallest Bitcoin purchase on record"><figcaption style="text-align: center;"><p><em>Strategy’s Bitcoin acquisitions in 2025. Source: Strategy</em></p></figcaption></figure><p>So far in 2025, Strategy has acquired 51,656 BTC in seven announced acquisitions.</p><h2>Strategy’s “BTC $ Gain” indicator is 74% away from yearly targets</h2><p>After spending roughly $4.4 billion on its seven Bitcoin purchases in 2025, Strategy recorded a BTC gain value versus the dollar of $2.6 billion year-to-date.</p><p>Strategy’s “BTC $ Gain” indicator, which <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltf8d808d9b8cebd37/blt368a52561cca7449/67a3dfb0ecc9d726f4414e72/strategy-announces-fourth-quarter-2024-financial-results-presentation.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" text="null" title="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltf8d808d9b8cebd37/blt368a52561cca7449/67a3dfb0ecc9d726f4414e72/strategy-announces-fourth-quarter-2024-financial-results-presentation.pdf">tracks</a> the dollar value of BTC gain calculated based on the market BTC price in a certain period, is now 74% away from the company’s target of $10 billion in 2025.</p><figure><img src="https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2025-03/0195a482-07a9-7118-8a1f-0efc19d4db32" title="" alt="Michael Saylor’s Strategy makes smallest Bitcoin purchase on record"><figcaption style="text-align: center;"><p><em>Strategy’s 2025 targets and YTD results as of Feb. 2, 2025. Source: Strategy</em></p></figcaption></figure><p>By the end of 2024, Strategy’s BTC $ Gain reached $13.8 billion, while the Bitcoin yield hit a massive 74%.</p><p><em><strong>Magazine: </strong></em><a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/crypto-fans-obsessed-longevity-biohacking-why/" rel="" target="_self" text="null" title="https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/crypto-fans-obsessed-longevity-biohacking-why/"><em><strong>Crypto fans are obsessed with longevity and biohacking: Here’s why</strong></em></a><br></p><template data-name="subscription_form" data-type="consulting_newsletter" label="Subscription Form: Consulting Newsletter"></template></p>
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