# Strategy Buys $82M in Bitcoin, Buys Back $188M of STRC

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/strategy-buys-82m-in-bitcoin-buys-back-188m-of-strc/
- Published: 2026-11-09T13:24:29+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T18:56:30+00:00
- Original publisher: Decrypt
- Original article: https://decrypt.co/382820/strategy-buys-82m-in-bitcoin-buys-back-188m-of-strc
- Topics: Business, Crypto, Markets

## Key points

- Strategy bought 1,036 bitcoin for $81.9 million.
- It repurchased $188.3 million of preferred shares.
- MSCI’s new rules could affect its index membership.

## Summary

Strategy bought 1,036 bitcoin for $81.9 million in the week to 8 November, extending its purchases for a second consecutive week. It also repurchased $188.3 million of its variable-rate preferred shares, while raising funds mainly by selling ordinary shares.

The company paid an average of $79,012 per bitcoin and now holds 850,364, bought for a total of $64.16 billion at an average of about $75,456 each. Sales of 2,051,348 MSTR shares raised $283.8 million net; after the bitcoin purchase and preferred-share buyback, its USD Cash balance rose to $146.2 million. The update comes ahead of MSCI’s decision on whether new rules for companies dominated by a single asset could exclude Strategy from its equity indexes.

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