Start now →

Michael Saylor's Strategy made $1.3 billion bitcoin purchase last week

By Stephen Alpher · Published March 9, 2026 · 3 min read · Source: CoinDesk
Bitcoin
MarketsShare this articleX (Twitter)LinkedInFacebookEmail

Michael Saylor's Strategy made $1.3 billion bitcoin purchase last week

The company now holds 738,731 bitcoin purchased for about $56 billion and worth roughly $50 billion at the current price just shy of $68,000.

By Stephen Alpher Mar 9, 2026, 12:11 p.m. GoogleMake us preferred on Google
Michael Saylor, Executive Chairman of Strategy (MSTR)
Michael Saylor, Executive Chairman of Strategy (Gage Skidmore/CC BY-SA 2.0/Modified by CoinDesk)

Led by Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, Strategy (MSTR) made a massive bitcoin purchase last week.

The leading bitcoin treasury company added 17,994 bitcoin to its holdings for a total cost of $1.28 billion, or $70,946 per coin. The company stack now stands at 738,731 BTC acquired for $56.04 billion, or $75,862 per coin.

Bitcoin is currently trading just below $68,000.

Last week's buys were mostly funded via $900 million in sales of common stock. The company also sold $377 million of its STRC preferred series of stock, according to a Monday morning filing.

MSTR shares are higher by 0.2% in pre-market trading.

Michael SaylorBitcoin NewsStrategy

More For You

Pudgy Penguins: Challenging the Pokemon and Disney Legacy in the Global IP Race

By CoinDesk ResearchFeb 27, 2026  logoCommissioned byPudgy Penguins
basic

CoinDesk Research looks into how Pudgy Penguins disrupts traditional toys market via a phygital model. With 2M+ units sold, they scale via global partnerships and events.

What to know:

View Full Report

More For You

Bitcoin is beating stocks and gold as the Middle East conflict rattles global markets

By James Van Straten, Omkar Godbole|Edited by Oliver Knight1 hour agoSkyline of the Iranian capital, Tehran

Bitcoin has outperformed precious metals and U.S. equities since the war in Iran first began, softening sentiment after a rough start to the year.

What to know:

Bitcoin has climbed 3.5% since the conflict began, while traditional "safe havens" like gold and silver have dropped 5% and 12%, respectively.

The return of the "Coinbase premium" and steady spot ETF inflows suggest that large-scale U.S. investors are viewing current price levels as an attractive entry point.

The rally is being supported by a "cleaner" market; recent data shows that risky, high-leverage bets have been cleared out, leaving the floor open for more stable, spot-driven demand.

Read full storyLatest Crypto News Crypto card payments. (Photo by Thriday on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

KAST raises $80 million at $600 million valuation to expand stablecoin payments platform

17 minutes ago
South Korea (Photo by Daniel Bernard on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Bithumb faces proposed 6-month partial ban over South Korea AML breaches

18 minutes ago
The U.S. Treasury Department. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

U.S. Treasury signals shift on crypto mixers, acknowledges legitimate privacy uses

38 minutes ago
Skyline of the Iranian capital, Tehran

Bitcoin is beating stocks and gold as the Middle East conflict rattles global markets

1 hour ago
Oil rig operating during the sunset (Maria Lupan/Unsplash)

Bitcoin stays calm while other markets panic: key levels to watch

1 hour ago
Nasdaq sign on a building

Nasdaq and Kraken are teaming up to let you trade tokenized stocks

1 hour ago
Top StoriesMap of Iran. (Tudoran Andrei/Shutterstock)

Bitcoin rises as oil spikes, equities drop

2 hours ago
lists of market prices and percentage changest (geralt/Pixabay)

U.S. isn’t really exposed to oil shocks and that might be helping bitcoin stay resilient

6 hours ago
Nigel Farage (Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons)

Nigel Farage takes 6% stake in UK bitcoin treasury firm Stack BTC

3 hours ago
Shipping vessel at sea (Getty Images/Unsplash+/Modified by CoinDesk)

Oil pulls back from 25% spike as G7 discusses emergency reserve release

5 hours ago
Cryptocurrencies have stabilized for now, but analysts are mulling a further downside. (Unsplash)

Bitcoin could face deeper downside as odds of U.S. market meltdown rise to 35%

7 hours ago
U.S. President Donald Trump  (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Trump's cyber strategy vows to 'support the security' of cryptocurrencies and blockchain

Mar 7, 2026
This article was originally published on CoinDesk and is republished here under RSS syndication for informational purposes. All rights and intellectual property remain with the original author. If you are the author and wish to have this article removed, please contact us at [email protected].

NexaPay — Accept Card Payments, Receive Crypto

No KYC · Instant Settlement · Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay, Google Pay

Get Started →