{"id":12626,"date":"2026-08-31T23:51:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T23:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12626"},"modified":"2026-08-31T23:51:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T23:51:17","slug":"strategy-splits-603-million-share-sale-between-bitcoin-purchases-and-strc-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12626","title":{"rendered":"Strategy splits $603 million share sale between Bitcoin purchases and STRC support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-single-article-content=\"\">\n<p>Strategy raised $602.8 million by selling 4,531,421 MSTR common shares in one week, then split the proceeds among a renewed Bitcoin purchase, support for its STRC preferred stock, and additional cash.<\/p>\n<p>The company&#8217;s Aug. 31 filing attributed $369.7 million to buying Bitcoin, $151.8 million to repurchasing 1,557,177 STRC shares, $50.7 million to STRC dividends, and $30 million to its USD Cash account.<\/p>\n<p>STRC is variable-rate cumulative perpetual preferred stock. The transaction shows Strategy using new common-stock proceeds for both Bitcoin accumulation and preferred-stock support.<\/p>\n<p>The four disclosed uses total $602.2 million, $0.6 million below the filing&#8217;s rounded $602.8 million net-proceeds figure. The filing reports each amount to one decimal place but does not separately reconcile the difference.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_559274\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-559274\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-559274\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-43817e58-4225-45db-86d0-2b5facca2cd2.png\" alt=\"Infographic showing Strategy's $602.8 million of MSTR net proceeds split among a $369.7 million Bitcoin purchase, $151.8 million of STRC repurchases, $50.7 million of STRC dividends and a $30 million USD Cash increase.\" width=\"720\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-43817e58-4225-45db-86d0-2b5facca2cd2.png 1693w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-43817e58-4225-45db-86d0-2b5facca2cd2-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-43817e58-4225-45db-86d0-2b5facca2cd2-1024x562.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-43817e58-4225-45db-86d0-2b5facca2cd2-768x421.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-43817e58-4225-45db-86d0-2b5facca2cd2-1536x843.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-559274\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-43817e58-4225-45db-86d0-2b5facca2cd2.png\" alt=\"Infographic showing Strategy's $602.8 million of MSTR net proceeds split among a $369.7 million Bitcoin purchase, $151.8 million of STRC repurchases, $50.7 million of STRC dividends and a $30 million USD Cash increase.\" width=\"720\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-43817e58-4225-45db-86d0-2b5facca2cd2.png 1693w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-43817e58-4225-45db-86d0-2b5facca2cd2-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-43817e58-4225-45db-86d0-2b5facca2cd2-1024x562.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-43817e58-4225-45db-86d0-2b5facca2cd2-768x421.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-43817e58-4225-45db-86d0-2b5facca2cd2-1536x843.png 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-559274\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Infographic showing Strategy\u2019s $602.8 million of MSTR proceeds split among Bitcoin purchases, STRC repurchases, STRC dividends, and additional USD Cash.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Bitcoin remained the largest destination<\/h2>\n<p>Strategy bought 4,603 BTC from Aug. 24 through Aug. 30 at an average price of $80,318, inclusive of fees and expenses. The purchase lifted its holdings from 840,447 BTC to 845,050 BTC, according to the filing and its official Bitcoin ledger.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter\" data-inline-newsletter=\"\" data-newsletter-placement=\"article-midpoint\" data-newsletter-pending-label=\"Joining\u2026\" data-newsletter-pending-status=\"Joining the Daily Brief\u2026\" data-newsletter-email-required-message=\"Before sending, please provide your email address.\" aria-labelledby=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-title\" aria-describedby=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-copy\">\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__inner\">\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__content\"> <span class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__eyebrow\"> <i class=\"fa-regular fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> The Daily Brief <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-title\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__title\">The signal, before the noise.<\/h2>\n<p id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-copy\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__copy\">Start your day with the crypto stories moving markets, decoded by CryptoSlate\u2019s editors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__form-shell\">\n<p class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__form-heading\">One email. Everything that matters.<\/p>\n<p id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-privacy\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__privacy\">Free to join. Unsubscribe any time.<\/p>\n<p> <i class=\"fa-regular fa-circle-xmark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> <span>Whoops, looks like there was a problem. Please try again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <i class=\"fa-regular fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> <span><strong>You\u2019re on the list.<\/strong> Your next Daily Brief is on its way.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The company reported an aggregate purchase cost of $63.73 billion and an average cost of $75,412 per BTC for the full position.<\/p>\n<p>In its Aug. 24 filing, Strategy reported no Bitcoin purchases or sales during the prior weekly period. The Aug. 31 filing then reported the 4,603 BTC purchase, while the remaining proceeds funded other parts of the balance sheet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed\">\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__related-reading\">Related Reading<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"cs-article-embed__title\">Strategy raised $334 million from MSTR shareholders last week \u2014 Bitcoin got none of it<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> <i class=\"fa-light fa-arrow-up-right\"\/> <\/span> <\/div>\n<p>Strategy sold no preferred shares through its at-the-market programs during the latest period. It instead used $202.5 million of the MSTR proceeds for STRC repurchases and dividends. After the buyback, the company said $364.8 million remained available under its wider preferred-stock repurchase program.<\/p>\n<p>The final $30 million went to USD Cash, a flexible account that Strategy says may be used for Bitcoin purchases, expanding its reserve, capital management, and similar corporate purposes.<\/p>\n<p>USD Cash is separate from the USD Reserve, which is intended to support preferred dividends and interest on outstanding debt. As of Aug. 30, Strategy reported $1.61 billion of USD Cash and a $5.1 billion USD Reserve.<\/p>\n<p>Both balances included expected proceeds from at-the-market shares sold but not yet settled.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin was still the largest disclosed destination for the week&#8217;s MSTR proceeds. But the filing also shows how Strategy&#8217;s common-stock issuance now feeds three distinct needs at once: Bitcoin holdings, preferred-stock obligations and buybacks, and flexible cash.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Debt,Digital Asset Treasuries,Featured,TradFi,Bitcoin,BTCBitcoin,BTC#Strategy #splits #million #share #sale #Bitcoin #purchases #STRC #support1788220277<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strategy raised $602.8 million by selling 4,531,421 MSTR common shares in one week, then split the proceeds among a renewed Bitcoin purchase, support for its STRC preferred stock, and additional cash. The company&#8217;s Aug. 31 filing attributed $369.7 million to buying Bitcoin, $151.8 million to repurchasing 1,557,177 STRC shares, $50.7 million to STRC dividends, and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12627,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[91,285,406,4231,1449,1653,4294,107,2842,155],"class_list":["post-12626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ethereum","tag-bitcoin","tag-btc","tag-million","tag-purchases","tag-sale","tag-share","tag-splits","tag-strategy","tag-strc","tag-support"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v26.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Strategy splits $603 million share sale between Bitcoin purchases and STRC support - Crypto News: Latest Cryptocurrency News and Analysis<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"One week of common-stock sales funded a $369.7 million Bitcoin purchase, $202.5 million of STRC buybacks and dividends, and a $30 million cash increase.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12626\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Strategy splits $603 million share sale between Bitcoin purchases and STRC support\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"One week of common-stock sales funded a $369.7 million Bitcoin purchase, $202.5 million of STRC buybacks and dividends, and a $30 million cash increase.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12626\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Crypto News: Latest Cryptocurrency News and Analysis\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-08-31T23:51:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/strategy_standard_image_1280x720.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1672\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"941\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"\u884c\u653f\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"\u884c\u653f\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12626\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12626\",\"name\":\"Strategy splits $603 million share sale between Bitcoin purchases and STRC support - Crypto News: Latest Cryptocurrency News and Analysis\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12626#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12626#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/strategy_standard_image_1280x720.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-31T23:51:17+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/#\/schema\/person\/822778c5844e0d16d43dce6630f4f1bf\"},\"description\":\"One week of common-stock sales funded a $369.7 million Bitcoin purchase, $202.5 million of STRC buybacks and dividends, and a $30 million cash increase.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12626#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12626\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12626#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/strategy_standard_image_1280x720.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/strategy_standard_image_1280x720.jpg\",\"width\":1672,\"height\":941},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12626#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Strategy splits $603 million share sale between Bitcoin purchases and STRC support\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/\",\"name\":\"Crypto News: Latest Cryptocurrency News and Analysis\",\"description\":\"Latest Crypto &amp; 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