Bitcoin · on the rundown Monday, October 19, 2026
Strategy treasury reaches 848,517 BTC after 267-coin purchase
Covered by 6 outlets over 14 hours. First reported by Coinpedia at 03:34 UTC on October 19, 2026.
- outlets6
- distinct reports6
- first to latest report14 h
- names in it3
What happened?
- Strategy disclosed a $22.1 million purchase of 267 bitcoin acquired between Oct. 12 and Oct. 18, 2026, at an average of $82,900 per coin including fees and expenses, per Bitcoin News
- Holdings after the purchase stand at 848,517 BTC with cumulative acquisition costs of about $64.02 billion, an average of $75,446 per bitcoin, according to the company disclosure as reported by Bitcoin News
- The purchase was funded by roughly $22 million of proceeds from selling 140,872 MSTR common shares plus $100,000 of existing cash, Bitcoin News reports
- Per Bitcoin News and a quotation from Saylor, Strategy used $193.1 million to buy back STRC preferred shares and increased the repurchase authorization for its digital credit securities to $3 billion.
- The company reported $4.83 billion in dollar reserves and $447.3 million in cash, while Saylor's post cited $5.3 billion of USD assets as of Oct. 18, 2026
- Coinpedia reported the holdings figure as 848,250 BTC and characterized the position as more than 4% of total bitcoin supply
Strategy added 267 bitcoin for $22.1 million between Oct. 12 and Oct. 18, 2026, bringing company-reported holdings to 848,517 BTC, per the disclosure covered by Bitcoin News, Newsquawk and CryptoPotato. Coinpedia put the figure at 848,250 BTC and described the position as more than 4% of total bitcoin supply. The company paid an average of $82,900 per coin including fees in the latest tranche, against a reported overall average of $75,446.
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Who reported it, and when?
| Time | Report | Run by |
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| Oct 19 03:34 | Strategy’s Bitcoin Holdings Reach 848,250 BTC, Over 4% Of Total Supply - Coinpedia |
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| Oct 19 12:08 | Strategy Holds 848,517 BTC After Latest $22M Bitcoin Purchase |
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| Oct 19 12:09 | Report by CryptoPotato |
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| Oct 19 12:22 | Strategy (MSTR) purchases 267 Bitcoin for an average price of USD 82.9k (w/e Oct 18) - Newsquawk |
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| Oct 19 16:14 | Report by Bitcoin Magazine |
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| Oct 19 17:41 | Strategy buys another $22 million of Bitcoin, increases planned share buybacks - Yahoo Finance Singapore |
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- Bitcoin 376 events
- Strategy 26 events
- STRC Preferred Shares
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