“Strategy bought 1,665 shares” is just the outcome; how the money is allocated this week is the real core of this announcement.
From September 21–27, Strategy sold MSTR common stock netting $246.2 million: $142.7 million was used to buy 1,665 BTC, while $103.5 million went to repurchase STRC; the total amount STRC repurchased was $151.7 million, with an additional $48.1 million coming from U.S. cash.
The increase in holdings is real, but the source of funds is common-stock financing, and there is also preferred-stock repurchases during the same period. A single company’s one-week disclosure does not necessarily mean spot demand across the entire market is broadly strengthening. Only if subsequent financing sources, and the allocation of funds between buying coins and repurchases, continue to change would that be sufficient to rewrite the assessment of this capital allocation setup.
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From September 21–27, Strategy sold MSTR common stock netting $246.2 million: $142.7 million was used to buy 1,665 BTC, while $103.5 million went to repurchase STRC; the total amount STRC repurchased was $151.7 million, with an additional $48.1 million coming from U.S. cash.
The increase in holdings is real, but the source of funds is common-stock financing, and there is also preferred-stock repurchases during the same period. A single company’s one-week disclosure does not necessarily mean spot demand across the entire market is broadly strengthening. Only if subsequent financing sources, and the allocation of funds between buying coins and repurchases, continue to change would that be sufficient to rewrite the assessment of this capital allocation setup.
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