--- title: "Strategy buys 267 BTC, lifting October purchases to $73 million" description: "Bitcoin Magazine reported that Strategy bought another 267 BTC last week for slightly more than $22 million, according to a Monday filing, bringing its holdings to 848,517 coins it valued at $69.5 billion at then-current prices. The report said October purchases totaled $73 million, and that the…" language: en canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/events/bitcoin-what-strategy-mstr-bitcoin-treasury-7505438916242b" published: 2026-10-20T16:19:57.000Z updated: 2026-10-20T17:21:02.000Z indexable: true --- # Strategy buys 267 BTC, lifting October purchases to $73 million Bitcoin Magazine reported that Strategy bought another 267 BTC last week for slightly more than $22 million, according to a Monday filing, bringing its holdings to 848,517 coins it valued at $69.5 billion at then-current prices. The report said October purchases totaled $73 million, and that the… Attributed sources: [Decrypt](), [Bitcoin Magazine]() ## Key facts Bitcoin Magazine reported that Strategy bought another 267 BTC last week for slightly more than $22 million, according to a Monday filing, bringing its holdings to 848,517 coins it valued at $69.5 billion at then-current prices. The report said October purchases totaled $73 million, and that the company also repurchased $193.1 million of its STRC preferred stock. Evidence strength: Multiple publishers, 2 publisher group(s) (Decrypt, Bitcoin Magazine); this describes source coverage, not truth or causation. After site detection, observed returns were 5 minutes: -0.00% (20/10/2026, 16:19 → 20/10/2026, 16:24, UTC; Gate · USDT); 1 hour: +0.45% (20/10/2026, 16:19 → 20/10/2026, 17:19, UTC; Gate · 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, 16:19, UTC). This hourly baseline is not directly comparable with a minute move. ## Returns after site detection | Window | Return | BTC | Difference from BTC | Actual sampled interval (UTC) | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 5 minutes | -0.00% | -0.00% | 0.00 pp | 20/10/2026, 16:19 → 20/10/2026, 16:24 | Gate · USDT | | 1 hour | +0.45% | +0.45% | 0.00 pp | 20/10/2026, 16:19 → 20/10/2026, 17:19 | Gate · USDT | | 24 hours | — | — | — | — | — | ## Historical hourly baseline | Metric | Value | | --- | --- | | Ready | true | | Coverage | 100.0% (720/720) | | Median absolute hourly return | 0.15% | | 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns | 1.23% | | BTC beta | 1.00 | | Source / cutoff (UTC) | OKX · USDT / 20/10/2026, 16:19 | ## Claims and open questions - According to a Monday filing cited by Bitcoin Magazine, Strategy bought 267 BTC for slightly more than $22 million, bringing its holdings to 848,517 bitcoin. - Bitcoin Magazine reported that Strategy has spent $73 million on bitcoin so far in October, including a prior purchase of 250 BTC for $22 million. - The same filing showed Strategy repurchased $193.1 million of its STRC preferred stock, per Bitcoin Magazine. - Whether Strategy disclosed the average purchase price per coin in the filing, and what that figure was, is not stated. - The filing's exact date and identity (form type and regulator) are not specified beyond being called a Monday filing. - Whether Strategy has commented on the MSCI proposal to classify non-operating companies as ineligible for its indexes is not reported. ## Source evidence - [What Is Strategy (MSTR)? The Bitcoin Treasury Company]() — Decrypt; published 20/10/2026, 16:17; received 20/10/2026, 16:19 (UTC). - [Strategy Keeps Buying: Third Purchase This Month Brings October Spending to $73 Million]() — Bitcoin Magazine; published 19/10/2026, 16:14; received 20/10/2026, 16:20 (UTC). ## Recent BTC events and market reactions - [Swiss regulator FINMA approves first retail Bitcoin ETF]() — Published 20/10/2026, 12:15 (UTC) · Multiple publishers (3 publishers) · Regulation · 5m +0.20% / 1h +0.03% - [JPMorgan Asset Management issues first bitcoin return forecast: 10% base case annually]() — Published 20/10/2026, 08:54 (UTC) · Multiple publishers (4 publishers) · General news · 5m -0.09% / 1h -0.07% - [AnchorWatch opens Nevada trust company for bitcoin custody with fees capped at $10,000 a month]() — Published 19/10/2026, 22:28 (UTC) · Multiple publishers (2 publishers) · General news · 5m +0.11% / 1h +0.08% - [BlackRock files for buffered Bitcoin ETF as IBIT logs $665.2 million single-day inflow]() — Published 20/10/2026, 05:39 (UTC) · Multiple publishers (5 publishers) · Market watch · 1h -0.12% - [Strategy buys 267 bitcoin for $22.1 million and repurchases $193.1 million of STRC]() — Published 19/10/2026, 12:30 (UTC) · Multiple publishers (2 publishers) · General news · 1h -0.20% - [Full coin archive]() ## Research for this archive - [CHZ and fan tokens: World Cup and EURO price performance]() - [Altcoin beta to Bitcoin: BTC, ETH, SOL and DOGE hourly returns]() - [Perpetual funding rates and annualized yield: a 2025 comparison]() - [Bitcoin halving and bull markets: evidence from four halvings]() [Methods and limitations]() Publisher count is not independent evidence count. Price changes cannot verify news or prove causation.