Strategy’s STRC stock signals 1,000 BTC purchase in biggest-one day issuance since July

Markets Share Share this article Copy link X icon X (Twitter) LinkedIn Facebook Email Strategy’s STRC stock signals 1,000 BTC purchase in biggest-one day issuance since July Surging trading volume in STRC suggests strong bitcoin buying by the largest publicly traded holder of the cryptocurrency. By James Van Straten | Edited by Sheldon Reback Mar 4, 2026, 10:59 a.m. Make us preferred on Google Executive Chairman of Strategy Michael Saylor (Gage Skidmore/CC BY-SA 2.0/Modified by CoinDesk) What to know : STRC trading activity implies Strategy bought around 1,000 BTC on Tuesday, the largest one-day accumulation since the preferred stock's debut. STRC recorded $198.7 million in trading volume, above the $123.3 million 30-day average. Around 763 BTC estimated purchased on Monday, bringing the two-day total to roughly 1,762 BTC. Strategy (MSTR) sold more of its perpetual preferred equity stock, Stretch (STRC), on Tuesday to buy about 1,000 bitcoin BTC $ 68,503.15 in the largest single-day increase for the instrument since it started trading in July 2025, according to data from STRC.live . Strategy is the largest publicly traded holder of bitcoin, and proceeds tied to STRC trading activity support its bitcoin accumulation strategy. Tuesday’s session recorded $198.7 million in total trading volume , compared with a 30-day average of $123.3 million, according to a company dashboard. About $177 million of the total traded above STRC's $100 par value, the level at which Strategy can activate its at-the-market (ATM) issuance program for the stock. Tuesday's purchase follows the estimated accumulation of about 763 BTC linked to STRC activity on Monday, bringing the two-day total to some 1,762 BTC. The estimates are derived from a methodology that approximates bitcoin purchases from ATM sales. It assumes 40% of trading volume above the $100 threshold represents ATM issuance, with a 2.5% broker commission deducted before calculating the implied bitcoin purchases. Strategy has described STRC as resembling a short-duration, high-yield savings instrument. The company recently raised the dividend rate on STRC to 11.5%, the seventh dividend increase since the product's debut. STRC pays monthly cash distributions. The dividend rate is adjusted each month to keep the shares trading close to their $100 par value while limiting price volatility. Strategy's common stock rose more than 7% in pre-market trading, reaching approximately $142 per share, as bitcoin rose over $71,000 for the first time in a month. 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