Michael Saylor’s Strategy buys 3,273 bitcoin as it inches closer to its 1 million target

Markets Share Share this article Copy link X icon X (Twitter) LinkedIn Facebook Email Michael Saylor’s Strategy buys 3,273 bitcoin as it inches closer to its 1 million target Strategy, the largest corporate holder of bitcoin in the world, now holds 818,334 BTC, which it said it purchased for nearly $62 billion at an average price of roughly $75,537 per token. By Olivier Acuna | Edited by Stephen Alpher Apr 27, 2026, 1:43 p.m. Make preferred on Michael Saylor said the YTD 2026 bitcoin yield on Strategy's bitcoin treasury is 9.6%. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk) What to know : Michael Saylor said Strategy purchased 3,273 bitcoin for about $255 million, bringing its total holdings to 818,334 BTC as of April 26, 2026. Strategy’s bitcoin stash was acquired for roughly $61.81 billion at an average price of $75,537 per coin, and Saylor said the firm has achieved a 9.6 percent bitcoin yield year-to-date in 2026. Strive CEO Matt Cole said his firm bought 789 BTC for $61.43 million, lifting its holdings to 14,557 BTC valued at nearly $1.13 billion as of April 24. Michael Saylor, the executive chairman of Strategy (MSTR), the largest publicly traded corporate holder of bitcoin, announced Monday on X the purchase of 3,273 bitcoin for roughly $255 million. The purchase at an average price of $77,906 per bitcoin puts Strategy’s bitcoin treasury at 818.334, said Saylor. “As of 4/26/2026, we ‘hodl’ 818,334 $BTC acquired for ~$61.81 billion at ~$75,537 per bitcoin,” the MSTR chair said. Saylor also said Strategy “has achieved BTC Yield of 9.6%” year-to-date in 2026. YTD 2026. Matt Cole, the CEO and chairman of Strive, also announced on Monday that his firm acquired 789 BTC for $61.43 million at an average cost of $77,890 per bitcoin. Cole said that as of April 24th, Strive holds 14,557 BTC valued at nearly $1.13 billion. Bitcoin News More For You Pudgy Penguins rally coincides with token unlock as analyst flags exit liquidity risk By Sam Reynolds | Edited by Omkar Godbole 1 hour ago DNTV Research's Bradley Park says bullish ecosystem news gave large holders the liquidity they needed to sell into a recent PENGU unlock. What to know : Pudgy Penguins’ recent PENGU token rally appears closely tied to an April 17 token unlock that released about 703 million tokens, or 0.79% of supply, into the market. On-chain data shows newly unlocked tokens were rapidly dispersed across multiple wallets, a pattern analysts say is consistent with large holders preparing... Read full story Latest Crypto News Bitmine buys $236 million in ether as Tom Lee touts ETH as 'wartime store of value' 26 minutes ago CoinDesk 20 performance update: Stellar (XLM) drops 3.4%, leading index lower 28 minutes ago Pudgy Penguins rally coincides with token unlock as analyst flags exit liquidity risk 1 hour ago Bitcoin funds take in $933 million as crypto ETFs hit highest AUM since February 1 hour ago South Korea's KBank and Ripple are teaming up to fix international money transfers 2 hours ago Bitcoin hits wall at $80,000, one analyst says the pullback is temporary 2 hours ago Top Stories A long-time developer wants to split Bitcoin blockchain and reassign Satoshi coins. The community is calling it a theft 6 hours ago Pudgy Penguins, BAYC rally masks a shrinking NFT market as volumes and users fall 7 hours ago Litecoin hit by denial-of-service attack, rewrites 13 blocks to reverse effect Apr 26, 2026 EU’s largest measures against Russia yet include escalation of crypto sanctions evasion 3 hours ago Aave raises nearly 80% of the $200 million it needs to cover bad debt left by Kelp DAO exploit 21 hours ago Trump defends crypto legislation at private event featuring boxer Mike Tyson, Tether CEO Apr 25, 2026