Key Insights:
- Bitcoin news: Strategy sold 1,690 BTC for $108.6 million between August 3 and August 9.
- Strategy’s 2026 Bitcoin sales reached 6,916 BTC after the latest transaction.
- MARA sold 23,093 BTC for about $1.63 billion during the first half of 2026.
Strategy sold another 1,690 Bitcoin for $108.6 million between August 3 and August 9. The company sold the coins at an average price of $64,262 per BTC. Strategy also increased its U.S. dollar reserve to $4.65 billion. The transactions extend a run of Bitcoin sales while the company directs more capital toward cash and preferred-share repurchases.
Bitcoin News: Strategy Uses Bitcoin Sale to Repurchase STRC
Strategy used the full $108.6 million from the Bitcoin sale to repurchase 1,152,020 STRC preferred shares. The company has shifted part of its recent capital activity this year toward managing its preferred securities.
The company now has $785.2 million available under its STRC repurchase program. Strategy also has $1 billion available under its MSTR common-share repurchase program. The company has used Bitcoin sales and equity issuance as separate sources of capital during recent weeks.
The company launched its Bitcoin monetization program in June and allowed selected BTC sales for reserve funding and other obligations.
Strategy Dollar Reserve Climbs to $4.65 Billion
Meanwhile, Strategy sold about 6.59 million MSTR common shares during the latest reporting week. Those sales raised $653.1 million. The company placed $650 million into its U.S. dollar reserve and added the remaining $3.1 million to cash.
The reserve reached $4.65 billion as of August 9. Strategy said the reserve now covers about 2.7 years of its planned dollar obligations. The company created the reserve to support preferred-stock dividends, debt interest, and other corporate payments. Strategy has not used the latest common-stock proceeds to buy more Bitcoin.
Also, Strategy had already increased the reserve to $2.55 billion by July 5. The company later raised the balance to $3 billion by July 12 after another round of MSTR share sales. The August increase takes the reserve above those earlier levels while the company keeps capital available for scheduled payments.
Bitcoin Holdings Drop to 840,447 BTC
Strategy now holds 840,447 BTC after the latest transaction. The company acquired those holdings for about $63.36 billion. According to the latest Bitcoin news, its average purchase price stands at $75,385 per Bitcoin, including fees and expenses.
The latest 1,690 BTC sale followed another sale between July 27 and August 2. Strategy sold 1,638 BTC for about $104.7 million during that period. It received an average price of $63,957 per coin. Earlier sales included 1,363 BTC for $80.8 million and 2,225 BTC for $135.2 million across late June and early July.
Those reported transactions bring Strategy’s recent Bitcoin sales to 6,916 BTC. The company received about $429 million across the four weeks. Strategy recorded an $8.32 billion loss on digital assets during the second quarter. Most of that amount came from the lower fair value of its Bitcoin holdings.
MARA Also Turns Bitcoin Into Operating Cash
Additionally, MARA Holdings sold 23,093 BTC during the first half of 2026. The Bitcoin miner received about $1.63 billion at an average price near $70,631. MARA held 35,577 BTC on June 30, down from 53,822 BTC at the end of 2025.
MARA used Bitcoin proceeds for operations, investments, and liquidity needs. According to the Bitcoin news, the company sold 20,880 BTC during the first quarter and another 2,213 BTC during the second quarter. The miner also spent cash on equipment, acquisitions, and debt repayments during the first half. MARA previously confirmed that it expanded its treasury policy in 2026 to permit sales of Bitcoin held on its balance sheet.
MARA produced 2,422 BTC in the second quarter and increased its energized hashrate to 70.3 EH/s by June 30. The company reported first-half revenue of $349.5 million and a net loss of $1.87 billion. Lower Bitcoin prices also reduced the fair value of its holdings during the period.
In August, MARA pledged 18,750 BTC to secure $600 million in additional loans from Coinbase Credit and Two Prime Lending. That financing came after the miner reduced debt from about $3.6 billion at the end of 2025 to about $2.4 billion by June 30.
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