MicroStrategy Buys 535 BTC for $43M, Total 818,869

MicroStrategy acquired 535 bitcoin for approximately $43 million between May 4 and May 10, 2026, resuming its purchases after a brief pause and bringing its total holdings to 818,869 BTC, the company disclosed in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on May 11.

The purchase was made at an average price of $80,340 per bitcoin, funded primarily through at-the-market sales of 231,324 shares of its Class A common stock, MSTR, which generated about $42.9 million, along with smaller proceeds from sales of its perpetual preferred stock, STRC. As of May 10, MicroStrategy had $26.35 billion in MSTR shares and $19.46 billion in STRC shares available under its ongoing programs. The company's aggregate bitcoin cost now stands at roughly $61.86 billion, with an average purchase price of $75,540 per coin, yielding a year-to-date BTC yield of 9.4 percent, according to Executive Chairman Michael Saylor.

Saylor signaled the buy on May 10 with an X post stating, "Back to work, BTC," a phrase that has preceded prior announcements. The transaction followed MicroStrategy's April 27 purchase of 3,273 BTC for $255 million, after which the firm paused buying ahead of its first-quarter earnings...