Strategy buys 267 Bitcoin for $22.1m and repurchases $193m of STRC
The Bitcoin treasury firm added 267 BTC last week at an average of $82,900 and bought back $193m of its Stretch preferred stock, while raising its repurchase cap to $3bn.
Key points
- Strategy bought 267 BTC for $22.1m between 12 October and 18 at an average of $82,900 a coin, including fees.
- It repurchased 1,938,780 STRC shares for $193m and lifted the digital credit securities repurchase programme to $3bn from $2bn.
- Holdings now stand at 848,517 BTC, bought for $64bn at an average of $75,446 a coin.
Strategy bought 267 Bitcoin for $22.1m last week and repurchased $193m of its STRC preferred stock, the company said on Monday.
The STRC buyback covered 1,938,780 shares and was funded from USD Cash.
A separate programme to buy back MSTR common stock has $1bn left. The firm also used $45.5m from its USD Reserve to pay dividends; the reserve held $4.83bn and USD Cash $447m at 18 October.
The buyback continues a run of weekly STRC repurchases, after $192m the previous week. Strategy also faces possible removal from MSCI's equity indexes.
What to watch: MSCI publishes its list of affected companies on 11 November, ahead of the rule taking effect at the close of 30 November.
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