Strategy pauses bitcoin purchases, spends $204.9 million buying back STRC
Strategy bought no bitcoin last week, ending a run of weekly purchases that began in mid-September, and spent $204.9 million repurchasing its STRC preferred stock, Decrypt reported, citing the company. The firm holds 848,517 BTC acquired for $64.02 billion at an average of $75,446 per coin, and its USD Cash balance fell to $242.4 million from $447.3 million.
3 independent publishers report it (copies of the same text count once); they may still rely on one underlying source. An official source would raise it.
Key facts
Attributed sources: The Block Decrypt Cointelegraph
BTC after this site detected it
- 5 minutes-0.24%Gate · USDT
- 1 hour-0.03%Gate · USDT
- 24 hours—Window not complete
Claims and open questions
What sources claim
- Strategy made no bitcoin purchases or sales last week, with its STRC buybacks reducing its USD Cash balance to $242.4 million, Cointelegraph reported.
- The buyback covered 2,068,459 shares and was paid entirely from USD Cash, while Strategy sold no shares through its at-the-market offering program between October 19 and 25, according to an SEC filing cited by Decrypt.
- Strategy's bitcoin holdings account for roughly 4% of the total supply cap with $3.9 billion in paper gains, The Block reported.
Still unresolved
- Strategy's USD Cash balance stands at $242.4 million after the buyback; an official announcement or filing would confirm the exact remaining balance and any planned further purchases.
- MSCI will publish the list of companies affected by its non-operating company rule on November 11; whether Strategy is included would confirm its index eligibility status.
Source evidence
www.theblock.co
Published 26/10/2026, 13:23 · Received 26/10/2026, 13:25
decrypt.co
Published 26/10/2026, 13:24 · Received 26/10/2026, 13:27
cointelegraph.com
Published 26/10/2026, 13:27 · Received 26/10/2026, 13:34
Market reaction after detection
Measured from the sample nearest site detection, on the same source and quote currency.
| Window | Return | Actual sampled interval / source |
|---|---|---|
| 5 minutes | -0.24% | 26/10/2026, 13:25 → 26/10/2026, 13:30 (UTC) Gate · USDT |
| 1 hour | -0.03% | 26/10/2026, 13:25 → 26/10/2026, 14:25 (UTC) Gate · USDT |
Historical market context
Closed hourly candles from the 30 days before this event observation. Different venues are kept separate. Research: hourly returns and BTC beta →
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Hourly coverage | 100.0% (720/720) |
| Median absolute 1h return | 0.14% |
| 99th percentile of absolute 1h returns | 1.01% |
OKX · USDT · Context as of 26/10/2026, 13:25 · Last included candle closed 26/10/2026, 13:00
Event timeline
Source publication, receipt and analysis times are separate. All times UTC.
Source published: The Block
Source published: Decrypt
Source received: The Block
Event first detected by this site
Source published: Cointelegraph
Source received: Decrypt
Additional source received; evidence recalculated
Source received: Cointelegraph
Additional source received; evidence recalculated
English explanation generated
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