Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor signaled an impending Bitcoin (BTC) buy, and, if accomplished, the transaction will mark the corporate’s third BTC acquisition in August.
The firm’s most up-to-date Bitcoin purchase occurred on August 18, when Strategy bought 430 BTC for $51.4 million, bringing its complete holdings to 629,376 BTC, valued at over $72 billion on the time of this writing.
Data from SaylorTracker exhibits Strategy is up over 56% on its BTC funding, representing over $25.8 billion in unrealized beneficial properties at present costs.
The firm’s BTC acquisitions in August have been comparatively slim. Strategy usually acquires 1000’s or tens of 1000’s of BTC in each buy, but it has solely acquired 585 BTC to date, in two separate transactions, this month.
Strategy leads the cost in company BTC acquisition and is the most important BTC treasury firm by a large margin. Saylor continues to advocate for Bitcoin by orange-pilling particular person traders and monetary establishments, sparking a motion in company finance.
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Strategy will not be immediately impacting Bitcoin market costs with its acquisition plan
Shirish Jajodia, the corporate’s company treasurer, not too long ago informed podcaster Natalie Brunell that Strategy doesn’t transfer the BTC market with its purchases.
The firm acquires BTC by means of over-the-counter transactions, non-public agreements between events that happen outdoors of spot exchanges, and different strategies that don’t influence market value.
Institutional traders maintain BTC long-term, which raises the ground value of Bitcoin over time. However, different components, like value hypothesis and merchants, have a extra instant influence on the short-term market value of BTC, Jajodia stated.
“Bitcoin’s buying and selling quantity is over $50 billion in any 24 hours — that is big quantity. So, if you’re shopping for $1 billion over a few days, it is not truly transferring the market that a lot,” he added.
Strategy continues to build up BTC for its company treasury, even amid sinking share costs, which have impacted most Bitcoin treasury corporations within the second half of 2025.
The firm’s inventory sank to its lowest level in practically 4 months on Wednesday, hitting a low of about $325 per share, ranges not seen since April. However, the worth rebounded to round $358 per share on Friday.
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