Bitcoin hoarder Strategy buys $2.13 billion in bitcoin in eight days

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Reuters

Tue, January 20, 2026 astatine 10:24 AM CST 1 min read

Jan 20 (Reuters) - Billionaire Michael Saylor's bitcoin-focused steadfast Strategy said connected Tuesday it ​bought astir $2.13 cardinal worthy of bitcoin ‌over the past 8 days, stepping up purchases adjacent ‌as its banal has been pressured by cryptocurrency volatility.

The institution acquired astir 22,305 bitcoin betwixt the play of January 12 and January ⁠19, according to ‌a regulatory filing.

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Saylor said successful an X station connected Tuesday that ‍Strategy holds 709,715 bitcoin arsenic of January 19.

Shares of the institution slid astir 6.6% arsenic bitcoinfell ​2.4%, underscoring the stock's sensitivity to moves ‌in the cryptocurrency.

Strategy said the purchases of bitcoin were funded with proceeds from its at-the-market offering program.

Earlier this month, Strategy reported an unrealized nonaccomplishment of $17.44 cardinal connected its ⁠digital assets successful the 4th ​quarter, reflecting a driblet ​in the worth of its bitcoin holdings successful the quarter, a insubstantial ‍hit that ⁠has weighed connected capitalist sentiment alongside crisp crypto-market swings.

Strategy, which started retired arsenic bundle ⁠company MicroStrategy, began buying and holding bitcoin successful ‌2020.

(Reporting by Prakhar Srivastava successful Bengaluru; ‌Editing by Tasim Zahid)


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