Strategy Raises $17.06B Under 2026 Capital Plan, Lifts Bitcoin Holdings to 843,800 BTC
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Strategy's $17.06B capital raise and expanded Bitcoin treasury (843,800 BTC) reinforces institutional balance-sheet adoption, but the disclosed $218M BTC sale to fund preferred dividends highlights active treasury monetization and potential future sales for liquidity and buybacks. New KPIs such as a 10.8% BTC Hurdle ARR frame Bitcoin exposure as a credit-and-carry structure, potentially influencing market perceptions of leveraged corporate BTC demand and supply dynamics.
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ChainCatcher cited a post by Bitcoin News on X saying Strategy has raised $17.06 billion under its 2026 capital plan, including $7.53 billion from STRC, bringing its Bitcoin holdings to 843,800 BTC.
The company also set up a $3.75 billion USD Reserve, which it said is sufficient to cover more than 2.1 years of preferred dividends and interest payments.
Strategy repurchased $1.5 billion of convertible notes at an 8% discount and bought back STRC below par value. It also sold $218 million worth of Bitcoin to help fund preferred dividends, and noted that additional Bitcoin sales could be used to bolster reserves and support share repurchases.
The update introduced two new metrics. BTC Hurdle ARR stands at 10.8% and is described as Strategy's effective cost of credit. CFO Andrew Kang said that when Bitcoin's annual return exceeds this threshold, net Bitcoin growth per share is expected to outpace Bitcoin's own price appreciation.
Strategy said its Bitcoin treasury framework ties together the USD Reserve, a Bitcoin Monetization Program, a Digital Credit framework, debt repurchases and the new KPIs into a single operating structure, aimed at raising capital, managing liabilities, paying investors and tracking performance through a Bitcoin-per-share lens.
