Strategy puts nearly nine dollars into retiring STRC for every dollar of new bitcoin
Strategy bought 250 bitcoin for $21.5 million to reach 848,250 BTC and spent $192.4 million repurchasing STRC preferred stock. The buyback is 3.5% of the $5.52 billion it held in dollar reserves and cash on October 11.
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Strategy repurchased STRC preferred for approximately $192.4 million and spent approximately $21.5 million on 250 BTC. At the week's average of $86,194, $192.4 million would have bought about 2,232 BTC. $354.8 million remains in the repurchase program.
| Figure | Value | Note | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRC preferred repurchased, approximately | $192.4 million | 2 | |
| Spent on 250 BTC, about | $21.5 million | 5 | |
| BTC $192.4M would have bought, about | 2,232 BTC | at the week's average of $86,194 | 18 |
| Repurchase program left | $354.8 million | 6 |
What happened
- Strategy bought the coins between Oct. 5 and Oct. 11 at an average of $86,194 each, fees and expenses included.
- The repurchase retired 1,932,145 shares of the variable-rate Series A perpetual Stretch preferred, known as STRC.
- Of the $21.5 million spent on bitcoin, $21 million came from selling 125,183 MSTR common shares and $500,000 from existing cash.
- At Oct. 11 the company held a $4.88 billion U.S. dollar reserve and a further $640.5 million of cash.
Why it matters
- Who has to decide decision At the week's average price, the $192.4 million would have bought about 2,232 BTC, a 0.26% addition to holdings. Strategy chose the preferred.
- Who's exposed exposure At the $82,252 price in Saylor's credit metric, the week's coins sit about $1.0 million under water, while the whole stack is 9.0% above its $75,444 average cost.
- What it limits constraint The $354.8 million left in the repurchase program covers about 1.8 repurchases of this size, so a third round at $192.4 million would not fit.
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The 250 coins add 0.03% to a stack of 848,250 [20], so the week is about the repurchase, or rather about the ratio between the two lines, nearly nine to one [9]. Two rounds make a short record, but both pair a few hundred coins with a nine-figure buyback. Cryptobriefing, citing earlier reports, put the previous round at 334 BTC for $28.7 million against $176.3 million spent on STRC between late September and early October [21]. Add this week and the total is 584 coins for $50.2 million beside $368.7 million of preferred retired, about 7.3 dollars of buyback for each dollar of bitcoin [13]. Cryptobriefing called the gap between the old and new figures a discrepancy [22], but the earlier figures describe a window ending in early October and the new ones cover Oct. 5 to Oct. 11 [1], so we treat them as successive rounds.
The bitcoin was paid for almost entirely with new common stock: sales of MSTR shares covered 97.7% of the $21.5 million [11]. The sources do not say what funded the repurchase, and the dollar reserve and cash are October 11 balances with no earlier balance published beside them [4]. Saylor's post puts the cushion next to the buyback. He wrote that "USD Duration is 3.5 yrs and STRC's BTC Credit is 52 bps assuming 10% BTC ARR, 40% BTC Vol, and a BTC price of $82,252" [8].
The shares retired at an average of about $99.58 each [12]. A prediction market Cryptobriefing cites asks whether STRC reaches $100 by December 31, and it priced YES at 85.5%, slightly below its earlier level [23]. A question framed that way implies the preferred trades under $100 today. Cryptobriefing's own gloss is that market participants appear to interpret the buybacks as supportive of confidence in STRC [24].
In our view, STRC is the priority for now. The buyback is nearly nine times the bitcoin spend [9] (and the only line with an identified funding source, common stock, is the smaller one), so on this reading weekly coin counts stay in the hundreds while STRC sits under $100. Two other outcomes fit the same data. The buyback could be a one-time defence of the price, with bitcoin buying growing again once STRC recovers. Or the repurchases could be opportunistic, made when the preferred dips below $100, with the bitcoin pace set by how much common stock the market will take.
We would be wrong if the next disclosure shows bitcoin purchases in the thousands of coins alongside another STRC repurchase.
What to watch
- Next weekly disclosure: whether the bitcoin purchase moves from hundreds of coins into the thousands while STRC repurchases continue.
- The next reported dollar reserve and cash balance, which would show how much of the repurchase it paid for.
- The STRC $100-by-December prediction market, now at 85.5%, and the average price of any further repurchase.
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- [1]
Strategy acquired 250 BTC between Oct. 5 and Oct. 11, 2026 at an average price of $86,194 per coin, including fees and expenses.
- [2]
Strategy repurchased 1,932,145 shares of its variable-rate Series A perpetual Stretch preferred stock (STRC) for approximately $192.4 million.
- [3]
$21 million of the bitcoin purchase was financed through proceeds from selling 125,183 shares of MSTR common stock, and another $500,000 came from existing cash.
- [4]
As of Oct. 11, Strategy held $4.88 billion in its U.S. dollar reserve alongside $640.5 million in additional cash.
- [5]
Strategy's latest bitcoin purchase of 250 BTC cost approximately $21.5 million and brought its holdings to 848,250 BTC.
- [6]
$354.8 million remains available under Strategy's preferred stock repurchase program.
- [7]
Strategy's cumulative bitcoin investment is approximately $64 billion, with an average acquisition price of $75,444 per BTC.
- [8]
Saylor wrote: "Strategy has acquired 250 BTC and repurchased $192M of STRC. As of 10/11/26, we hold 848,250 BTC and $5.5B of USD Assets. USD Duration is 3.5 yrs and STRC's BTC Credit is 52 bps assuming 10% BTC ARR, 40% BTC Vol, and a BTC price of $82,252."
- [9]
The STRC repurchase is about 8.95 times the bitcoin spend, or nearly nine to one.
- [10]
Dollar reserve plus cash at Oct. 11 totals about $5.52 billion.
- [11]
MSTR stock sales funded 97.7% of the $21.5 million bitcoin purchase.
- [12]
The STRC shares were repurchased at an average of about $99.58 each.
- [13]
Across the earlier round and this one: 584 BTC for $50.2 million against $368.7 million of STRC repurchases, about 7.3 dollars of buyback per dollar of bitcoin.
- [14]
The $192.4 million repurchase is about 3.5% of the $5.52 billion dollar reserve and cash.
- [15]
At Saylor's reference price of $82,252, the 250 BTC bought at $86,194 are about $985,500 (roughly $1.0 million) under water.
- [16]
Saylor's reference price of $82,252 is about 9.0% above the $75,444 average acquisition price.
- [17]
The remaining $354.8 million repurchase authorization covers about 1.84 repurchases of $192.4 million; a third repurchase of that size would not fit.
- [18]
At the week's average purchase price of $86,194, $192.4 million would have bought about 2,232 BTC.
- [19]
2,232 BTC is about 0.26% of the 848,250 BTC holdings.
- [20]
250 BTC is about 0.03% of the 848,250 BTC holdings.
- [21]
Earlier verified reports showed 334 BTC were acquired for $28.7 million, and $176.3 million was spent on STRC repurchases between late September and early October.
- [22]
Cryptobriefing described the difference between the earlier reported figures and the latest announcement as a discrepancy.
- [23]
The prediction market for STRC reaching $100 by December 31 shows an 85.5% probability for YES, slightly lower than previous levels.
- [24]
Cryptobriefing wrote that market participants appear to interpret Strategy's actions as supportive of confidence in STRC.
Sources
8 independent publishers whose own reporting we read for this story.
- cointelegraph.comStrategy adds 250 Bitcoin as holdings reach 848,250 BTC
1 article · October 12, 2026
- crypto.newsStrategy spends nearly 9 times as much on STRC as Bitcoin
2 articles · October 13, 2026
- cryptobriefing.comStrategy buys 250 BTC, repurchases $192M in stock amid capital restructuring
2 articles · October 12, 2026
- cryptopolitan.comStrategy spends 9x more on preferred stock than Bitcoin with $192M STRC buyback
1 article · October 12, 2026
- cryptoslate.comStrategy spent nearly nine times as much on STRC buybacks as Bitcoin last week
1 article · October 13, 2026
- decrypt.coStrategy Scoops Up $21.5M in Bitcoin, Buys Back $192M in STRC
1 article · October 12, 2026
- fortune.comStrategy buys $21 million worth of Bitcoin as corporate crypto buying shows signs of revival
1 article · October 12, 2026
- news.bitcoin.comStrategy Buys More Bitcoin and Retires Nearly 2M STRC Shares
1 article · October 12, 2026
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- Preferred stock buybacks
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