{"id":72354,"date":"2026-05-11T12:28:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T12:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/strategy-adds-535-btc-for-43m-saylor-pushes-total-holdings-to-818869-bitcoin\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T12:28:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T12:28:42","slug":"strategy-adds-535-btc-for-43m-saylor-pushes-total-holdings-to-818869-bitcoin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/strategy-adds-535-btc-for-43m-saylor-pushes-total-holdings-to-818869-bitcoin\/","title":{"rendered":"Strategy Adds 535 BTC for $43M, Saylor Pushes Total Holdings to 818,869 Bitcoin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Strategy acquired 535 BTC for $43 million at $80,340 per coin as of May 10, 2026.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Saylor\u2019s firm now holds 818,869 BTC with a total cost basis of $61.86 billion via MSTR and STRC.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Strategy\u2019s 9.4% BTC Yield YTD in 2026 signals continued per-share accumulation into Q3.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Michael Saylor\u2019s Strategy Adds 535 <span>Bitcoin<\/span> After \u2018Back to Work\u2019 Post on X<\/h2>\n<p>Saylor <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/saylor-posts-back-to-work-signal-as-strategy-eyes-more-bitcoin-after-one-week-pause\/\">posted<\/a> \u201cBack to work\u201d on X on May 10, signaling another purchase was underway. The <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/saylor\/status\/2053807998993150151?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">formal disclosure<\/a> followed the next day, confirming the buy and updating the company\u2019s year-to-date <span>BTC<\/span> yield to 9.4%.<\/p>\n<p>The latest acquisition brings Strategy\u2019s total <span>bitcoin<\/span> cost basis to approximately $61.86 billion, with an average purchase price of $75,540 per coin.<\/p>\n<p>The 535-coin buy is smaller than many of Strategy\u2019s recent purchases, but the cadence remains consistent. Saylor has made acquisitions of varying sizes throughout the accumulation campaign, using available capital at each interval.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe src=\"https:\/\/markets.bitcoin.com\/crypto\/bitcoin\/embed\" width=\"100%\" style=\"max-height:500px;height:500px;border:none;overflow:hidden;border-radius:4px\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"bitcoin market data\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>At current market prices, the firm\u2019s <span>bitcoin<\/span> reserve carries a cost basis that sits below the $80,340 price paid in this latest transaction, reflecting the weighted average effect of purchases made at lower prices over several years.<\/p>\n<p>Strategy holds <span>bitcoin<\/span> through various equity vehicles, including the ticker symbols MSTR and <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/michael-saylor-pushes-strc-as-lower-volatility-alternative-to-btc-and-mstr\/\">STRC<\/a>, giving shareholders direct exposure to <span>BTC price<\/span> movements through traditional brokerage accounts.<\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s <span>BTC<\/span> Yield metric, which tracks <span>bitcoin<\/span> growth per diluted share, stands at 9.4% year-to-date through 2026. Strategy uses this figure alongside traditional earnings metrics to measure shareholder value accumulation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/strategy-sell-bitcoin-dividends-saylor-never-sell-2026\/\">Saylor<\/a> has made no public indication of slowing the accumulation pace. Each purchase announcement follows a consistent pattern: a short social media post, followed by <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/saylor\/status\/2053807998993150151?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">disclosure<\/a> on X confirming the amount, price, and updated total.<\/p>\n<p>Strategy began buying <span>bitcoin<\/span> in August 2020. Since then, the company has logged more than 100 separate acquisition events, building one of the largest known corporate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bitcoin<\/a> treasuries in the world.<\/p>\n<p>No other publicly traded company holds a comparable quantity of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bitcoin<\/a> on its balance sheet. Strategy\u2019s 818,869 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BTC<\/a> represents a meaningful share of the 21 million coins that will ever exist.<\/p>\n<p>The firm finances its purchases through equity offerings and convertible note issuances, using capital markets to fund ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BTC<\/a> accumulation rather than operating cash flow alone.<\/p>\n<p>Institutional investors and corporate treasury watchers continue to track whether other public companies will adopt a similar model, as Strategy\u2019s position grows with each successive buy.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/strategy-adds-535-btc-for-43m-saylor-pushes-total-holdings-to-818869-bitcoin\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways Strategy acquired 535 BTC for $43 million at $80,340 per coin as of May 10, 2026. Saylor\u2019s firm now holds 818,869 BTC with a total cost basis of $61.86 billion via MSTR and STRC. Strategy\u2019s 9.4% BTC Yield YTD in 2026 signals continued per-share accumulation into [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":72355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72354"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72354"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72354\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}