Michael Saylor’s MSTR raised BTC holdings to 673,783 coins and cash to $2.25 billion

January 5, 2026

Michael Saylor’s MSTR raised BTC holdings to 673,783 coins and cash to $2.25 billion

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The Michael Saylor-led company added 1,287 BTC and $62 million in cash via the sale of common stock.

By James Van Straten|Edited by Stephen Alpher

Updated Jan 5, 2026, 1:51 p.m. Published Jan 5, 2026, 1:17 p.m.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (Danny Nelson, modified by CoinDesk)
  • Strategy added 1,287 bitcoin last week and $62 million in cash to its balance sheet.
  • The acquisitions were funded through sales of common stock.
  • Shares are higher by 4.5% early Monday as the price of bitcoin rises to $92,900.

Strategy (MSTR), the world’s largest publicly traded holder of bitcoin, in the final days of 2025 and early days of 2026 lifted both its bitcoin holdings and cash reserve.

Led by Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, the company added 1,287 bitcoin for just over $116 million, or an average price of about $90,000 each. Firm holdings are now 673,783 bitcoin purchased for $50.55 billion, or an average price of $75,026 each.

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The company last week also added $62 million to its cash reserves, bringing that total to $2.25 billion.

The boosts to both the cash and BTC reserves were funded through the sales of common stock.

The cash reserve is intended to fund dividend payments on the company’s perpetual preferred equity. At current levels, Strategy has enough cash on hand to fund 32.5 months of dividend coverage, according to the company dashboard.

Alongside news of the balance sheet additions, the company disclosed $17.44 billion in unrealized losses on its bitcoin holdings in the fourth quarter — not surprising given BTC’s decline from the $120,000 area at the start of October to $88,000 to close the year.

MSTR shares were up 4.5% in premarket action alongside a weekend rise in the price of bitcoin to the current $92,900.

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