Reports: Strategy buys $22M in bitcoin, repurchases $193M in STRC
Two crypto news outlets reported that treasury firm Strategy purchased about $22 million in bitcoin while repurchasing $193 million of its STRC preferred stock. Decrypt reported the company now holds 848,517 BTC bought at an average of $75,446; Cointelegraph reported a 267 BTC addition, a 1.94 million STRC share repurchase and a raised $3 billion preferred buyback cap.
Key facts
Attributed sources: Cointelegraph Decrypt
Two crypto news outlets reported that treasury firm Strategy purchased about $22 million in bitcoin while repurchasing $193 million of its STRC preferred stock. Decrypt reported the company now holds 848,517 BTC bought at an average of $75,446; Cointelegraph reported a 267 BTC addition, a 1.94 million STRC share repurchase and a raised $3 billion preferred buyback cap.
News evidence score: 42/100 from 2 publisher group(s) (Cointelegraph, Decrypt); this measures source completeness, not truth or causation.
After site detection, observed returns were 1 hour: -0.20% (difference from BTC 0.00 pp; 20/10/2026, 13:34 → 20/10/2026, 14:34, UTC+8; OKX · USDT). Unlisted windows are unavailable.
In the preceding 30 days, the 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns was 1.23% (OKX · USDT; cutoff 20/10/2026, 13:33, UTC+8). This hourly baseline is not directly comparable with a minute move.
Routine news monitoring · Rule-based triage; separate from truth and evidence scores.
Historical market context
Closed hourly candles from the 30 days before this event observation. Different venues are kept separate.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Hourly coverage | 99.9% (719/720) |
| Median absolute 1h return | 0.15% |
| 99th percentile of absolute 1h returns | 1.23% |
| Historical hourly BTC beta | 1.00 (718 matched returns) |
OKX · USDT · Context as of 20/10/2026, 13:33 · Last included candle closed 20/10/2026, 13:00
Historical hourly BTC beta 1.00 · 718 matched returns
These are hourly descriptive statistics. They are not minute-alert probabilities, truth scores or causal evidence. Backfilled history may arrive after the original event; the observation cutoff above stays fixed.
Claims and open questions
What sources claim
- Decrypt reported that Strategy bought $22 million in bitcoin, bought back $193 million of STRC, and now holds 848,517 BTC acquired at an average price of $75,446.
- Cointelegraph reported that Strategy added 267 bitcoin, repurchased 1.94 million STRC shares and raised its preferred stock buyback program cap to $3 billion.
Still unresolved
- The exact dollar value of the bitcoin purchase is attributed only to the outlets; confirmation would require a Strategy filing or official statement specifying the amount.
- The reported 848,517 BTC total and $75,446 average cost are not independently verified here; an official treasury disclosure or on-chain attribution would be needed.
- The timing and settlement details of the 1.94 million STRC share repurchase are unconfirmed; an exchange or company notice would clarify them.
Model-assisted explanation; citations, numbers and output format are checked. This is not independent semantic verification.
Source evidence
cointelegraph.com
Published 19/10/2026, 20:30 · Received 20/10/2026, 13:33
decrypt.co
Published 19/10/2026, 21:04 · Received 20/10/2026, 13:36
Publisher count is not independent evidence count. Original source titles remain in their source language. Full articles are not republished.
Market reaction after detection
Returns start at the first valid sample after site detection, using the same data source and quote currency. Missing observations remain blank.
| Window | Return | BTC | Difference from BTC (pp) | Actual sampled interval / source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 minutes | — | — | — | Awaiting a complete valid window |
| 1 hour | -0.20% | -0.20% | 0.00 pp | 20/10/2026, 13:34 → 20/10/2026, 14:34 (UTC+8) OKX · USDT |
| 24 hours | — | — | — | Awaiting a complete valid window |
Returns and BTC differences do not validate claims or establish causation.
Event timeline
Source publication, receipt and analysis times are separate. All times UTC+8.
Source published: Cointelegraph
Source published: Decrypt
Source received: Cointelegraph
Event first detected by this site
Evidence record updated
Source received: Decrypt
Additional source received; evidence recalculated
English explanation generated
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