{"id":95271,"date":"2026-03-16T17:43:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=95271"},"modified":"2026-03-16T17:46:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:46:04","slug":"strategy-acquires-22337-btc-for-1-57-billion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/strategy-acquires-22337-btc-for-1-57-billion\/","title":{"rendered":"Strategy Acquires 22,337 BTC for $1.57 Billion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Between March 9 and 15, Strategy acquired 22,337 BTC for $1.57 billion. The firm&#8217;s total cryptocurrency reserves have now reached 761,068 BTC.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Strategy has acquired 22,337 BTC for ~$1.57 billion at ~$70,194 per bitcoin. As of 3\/15\/2026, we hodl 761,068 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24BTC&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$BTC<\/a> acquired for ~$57.61 billion at ~$75,696 per bitcoin. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24MSTR&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$MSTR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24STRC&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$STRC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6hv6PjzOKQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/6hv6PjzOKQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Saylor (@saylor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/saylor\/status\/2033514074156179922?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The average purchase price was $70,194, which is below the overall acquisition cost of the company&#8217;s coins at $75,696. Since August 2020, the firm has spent $57.61 billion on bitcoin purchases.<\/p>\n<p>This transaction ranks among the top five largest for Strategy. The previous week, the company <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/strategy-acquires-17994-btc-for-1-28-billion\">purchased 17,994 BTC<\/a> for $1.28 billion.<\/p>\n<p>The acquisitions were financed through the issuance of securities. The firm sold 11.9 million preferred Stretch (STRC) shares for $1.18 billion. The sale of 2.8 million common shares (MSTR) brought the company an additional $396 million.<\/p>\n<p>According to Strategy&#8217;s founder Michael Saylor, STRC has become the most liquid preferred stock in the market.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24STRC&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$STRC<\/a> is now the most liquid preferred stock in the market. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LgT8aadprP\">pic.twitter.com\/LgT8aadprP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Saylor (@saylor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/saylor\/status\/2032887213223010460?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing, bitcoin is trading near $74,390, having gained 3.9% over the past day.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"661\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-8e0ab6bb52022889-8888370653796012-1024x661.png\" alt=\"BTCUSDT_2026-03-16_16-48-12\" class=\"wp-image-276852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-8e0ab6bb52022889-8888370653796012-1024x661.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-8e0ab6bb52022889-8888370653796012-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-8e0ab6bb52022889-8888370653796012-768x496.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-8e0ab6bb52022889-8888370653796012.png 1429w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hourly BTC\/USDT chart from Binance. Data: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/chart\/?symbol=BINANCE%3ABTCUSDT\">TradingView<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Metaplanet and Bitcoin<\/h2>\n<p>The Japanese investment firm Metaplanet has raised $255 million from institutional investors through a share placement with a 2% premium. The majority of the funds ($357 million) will be spent on acquiring digital gold.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Metaplanet has raised ~$255m from global institutional investors via a placement of new shares priced at a 2% premium, paired with fixed-strike warrants at a 10% premium that monetize our equity volatility for up to ~$276m in additional capital upon exercise. Up to ~$531m in\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0tg62TopGR\">pic.twitter.com\/0tg62TopGR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Simon Gerovich (@gerovich) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gerovich\/status\/2033470185550811464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The strategic goal of the management is to accumulate 100,000 BTC by the end of 2026 and 210,000 BTC by the end of 2027. As of the end of 2025, Metaplanet held 35,102 BTC. Over the year, reserves have grown nearly 19-fold.<\/p>\n<p>The remaining capital will be allocated for operational needs:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$132 million will go towards debt repayment;<\/li>\n<li>$39.5 million will be directed to secure bitcoin option transactions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Debt repayment will reduce the business&#8217;s credit burden. Due to market corrections, Metaplanet&#8217;s debt-to-crypto asset value ratio rose to 11%. The company aims to maintain this ratio below 10%.<\/p>\n<p>Due to high market volatility in 2025, Metaplanet recorded an impairment loss of $680 million on its assets.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">*Notice Regarding Revision of Full-Year Earnings Forecast for Fiscal Year Ending December 2025, Recording of Bitcoin Impairment Loss, and Announcement of Full-Year Earnings Forecast for Fiscal Year Ending December 2026* <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VIKYRYb981\">pic.twitter.com\/VIKYRYb981<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Metaplanet Inc. (@Metaplanet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metaplanet\/status\/2015694340614472105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Despite this, the firm has raised its annual revenue forecast from 6.8 billion to 8.58 billion yen, thanks to high returns from cryptocurrency operations.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BitMine and Ethereum<\/h2>\n<p>BitMine Immersion Technologies&#8217; assets have reached $11.5 billion, including cryptocurrencies, fiat, and venture investments.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83e\uddf5<br \/>1\/ <br \/>BitMine provided its latest holdings update for March 16, 2026:<\/p>\n<p>$11.5 billion in total crypto + &#8220;moonshots&#8221;: <br \/>\u2014 4,595,562 ETH at $2,185 per ETH (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coinbase?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@coinbase<\/a>) <br \/>\u2014 196 Bitcoin (BTC) <br \/>\u2014 $200 million stake in Beast Industries <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrBeast?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MrBeast<\/a><br \/>\u2014 $83 million stake in\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bitmine (NYSE-BMNR) $ETH (@BitMNR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BitMNR\/status\/2033522801576173968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>BitMine&#8217;s reserves include 196 BTC and 4.59 million ETH. The company controls 3.81% of the total market supply of Ethereum. The platform&#8217;s goal is to acquire 5% of the altcoin&#8217;s issuance.<\/p>\n<p>The firm leads in the volume of assets locked in <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-staking-and-how-to-make-money-from-it\">staking<\/a>. BitMine uses over 3 million ETH worth $6.6 billion, generating $180 million in annual income.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the company accelerated its purchasing pace and <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/strategy-acquires-17994-btc-for-1-28-billion\">acquired about 61,000 ETH<\/a>. Chairman Tom Lee explained this as the end of the market downturn phase.<\/p>\n<p>BitMine also purchased 5,000 ETH directly from the Ethereum Foundation. The transaction allowed the foundation to fund its activities without selling coins on the open market.<\/p>\n<p>The firm also holds $1.2 billion in cash. BitMine ranks second globally in terms of corporate cryptocurrency reserves.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Back in late February, the volume of short positions on Strategy&#8217;s shares <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/short-bets-against-bitcoin-giant-strategy-reach-6-billion\">reached $6 billion<\/a> with the company&#8217;s market capitalization at $42 billion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Between March 9 and 15, Strategy acquired 22,337 BTC for $1.57 billion. The firm&#8217;s total cryptocurrency reserves have now reached 761,068 BTC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":95272,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Strategy acquired 22,337 BTC for $1.57 billion, raising its total reserves to 761,068 BTC.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1538,46,1207,1473,919],"class_list":["post-95271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-bitcoin-purchase","tag-ethereum","tag-microstrategy","tag-reserve-currencies","tag-tom-lee"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"122","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Strategy acquired 22,337 BTC for $1.57 billion, raising its total reserves to 761,068 BTC.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95271"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95273,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95271\/revisions\/95273"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}