Strategy signals fresh bitcoin buy as losses widen

Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor signaled that another bitcoin purchase may be near after posting “think bigger” alongside the company’s acquisition tracker.

Strategy last bought 4,871 BTC for US$329.8 million, and total holdings stand at 766,970 BTC.

The company said its blended cost basis was US$75,644 per bitcoin, above bitcoin’s roughly US$71,800 market price, and it disclosed about US$14.5 billion in unrealized losses in a Q1 SEC filing.

Strategy bought 46,233 BTC in March, compared with about 16,200 BTC produced by miners globally over the same period.

🔗 Source: CoinDesk

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Strategy uses more than software cash to keep buying bitcoin

Strategy funds bitcoin buys with cash from its software business plus an active capital markets effort.
It brings in money through common stock, convertible debt, and several types of preferred stock.
One offering was STRC, a perpetual preferred stock with a 9.00% annual dividend rate. The company said it planned to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including buying bitcoin 1.
The fundraising plan runs large, with a goal of up to US$84 billion from equity and fixed-income sales over several years 2.

Shareholder dilution can build during a long downturn

Strategy has faced sizable unrealized losses, yet many investors see a forced bitcoin sale as unlikely.
Its convertible notes are described as not backed by bitcoin, which lowers the chance of sales tied to collateral or margin calls after a price drop 3.
A bigger concern for shareholders is the slow squeeze described as “death by dilution” in an extended bear market 4.
If the stock premium fades, Strategy may need to sell new shares at weak prices to refinance billion-dollar debt. That could shrink the bitcoin tied to each existing share 4.