Strategy, the Michael Saylor-chaired company formerly known as MicroStrategy, plans to resume buying Bitcoin before the end of 2026, Chief Executive Officer Phong Le said after a series of Bitcoin sales in recent months drew scrutiny from investors. In an interview with Fox Business, Le framed the sales as part of the company’s capital-management strategy rather than a shift away from its long-term Bitcoin accumulation approach.
Le said the company has bought roughly 175,000 BTC since the beginning of the year while selling approximately 7,000 BTC. He described the sales as part of the company’s capital-management strategy rather than a change in its long-term approach to Bitcoin. Strategy’s disclosed holdings exceed 840,000 BTC, making the company the largest publicly disclosed corporate holder of Bitcoin, as per BitcoinTreasuries.net data.
Le also said Strategy’s balance sheet remains positioned to meet its obligations. According to his comments, the company has a leverage ratio of about 4% and enough cash to cover its dividend requirements for roughly 2.7 years.
Those figures and assessments came from Strategy’s chief executive and reflect management’s characterization of the company’s financial position.
Recent Bitcoin Sales
Strategy has reported four Bitcoin sales since May, according to its regulatory disclosures. In its most recent transaction, as per Strategy’s official Bitcoin Ledger, the company sold 1,690 BTC for approximately $108.6 million between August 3 and August 9, at an average price of about $64,200 per Bitcoin.
The company has not disclosed a new Bitcoin purchase since late June, a pause of roughly seven weeks in its accumulation activity. Strategy’s last reported Bitcoin purchase was disclosed on June 22, when the company said it had acquired 520 BTC for approximately $34.9 million at an average price of $67,068 per Bitcoin during the period from June 15 through June 21. The purchase brought Strategy’s holdings to 847,363 BTC at the time. Strategy subsequently reported Bitcoin sales on June 30, July 6, August 3, and August 10, with its holdings falling to 840,447 BTC as of August 10.
The recent sales have attracted attention because Strategy has historically emphasized long-term Bitcoin accumulation and has frequently described Bitcoin as a core treasury asset. The transactions therefore represent a change in recent treasury activity, even though the amounts sold remain small compared with the company’s overall Bitcoin holdings.
Le’s statement that Strategy expects to resume purchases therefore provides a prospective indication of how management intends to balance its Bitcoin holdings with other capital requirements. The company has not provided a specific date or purchase amount for the planned return to the market. Any future purchases will depend on the company’s capital position, financing activity, and board-approved treasury strategy.
How STRC Fits Into the Strategy
One factor behind the recent activity is Strategy’s preferred stock, STRC, known as “Stretch.” STRC is a variable-rate preferred stock whose dividend rate can be adjusted under its terms. Strategy has also repurchased STRC shares when they traded below their stated $100 par value.
The company maintained an annualized 12% dividend rate for STRC in August. Strategy has said its capital-management actions, including preferred-stock activity and maintaining a U.S. dollar reserve, are intended to support its broader financing structure.
Strategy reported about $4.65 billion in U.S. dollar reserves after its recent financing and treasury activity. Bitcoin sales have provided one source of liquidity for those capital-management needs. Strategy has also raised capital through equity and preferred-stock offerings.
Le’s comments indicate that the company views these financing activities as compatible with its longer-term Bitcoin accumulation strategy. Rather than treating the recent sales as evidence that Strategy has abandoned Bitcoin purchases, management has presented them as part of the process of managing its preferred-stock obligations, liquidity and balance sheet before returning to accumulation.
Strategy’s Financial Position
Le also sought to address concerns about whether the recent sales indicate financial pressure. He said Strategy’s leverage ratio is around 4% and that the company has sufficient cash to cover approximately 2.7 years of dividend obligations. He described those figures as inconsistent with financial distress.
Those statements represent management’s assessment of Strategy’s financial position and should not be treated as an independent assessment of the company’s financial condition.
Strategy’s financing structure includes common stock, preferred securities, and debt in addition to its Bitcoin holdings. The company therefore has obligations that must be managed alongside its objective of increasing its Bitcoin holdings over time.
The recent sales illustrate that balance: Strategy has reduced its Bitcoin position by a relatively small amount while using liquidity from its treasury and capital markets to meet other financial requirements.
What Le’s Comments Mean for Strategy’s Bitcoin Strategy
Le’s comments reaffirm that Bitcoin accumulation remains part of Strategy’s stated treasury strategy. At the same time, the recent transactions show that the company can sell Bitcoin when management determines that liquidity is needed for other capital-management purposes. That represents an important distinction from viewing Bitcoin holdings as an asset that Strategy would never monetize under any circumstances.
The company has not indicated that its broader Bitcoin strategy has been abandoned. Instead, management has said it expects to resume purchases later this year.
Whether Strategy follows through will depend on its subsequent disclosures and transactions. The company’s future purchases, Bitcoin sales, preferred-stock activity and cash position will provide a clearer picture of how it is balancing accumulation with its financing obligations.
What to Watch
Strategy CEO Phong Le said the company expects to resume Bitcoin purchases before the end of 2026 after selling about 7,000 BTC this year. The recent sales have occurred alongside efforts to manage preferred-stock obligations and maintain dollar reserves, while Strategy continues to hold more than 840,000 BTC.
The company’s latest disclosures show that Bitcoin accumulation has paused while sales have taken place in recent months. Le’s comments indicate that management views the pause as temporary rather than a change to Strategy’s longer-term Bitcoin strategy.
For now, the next material development will be whether Strategy reports a new Bitcoin purchase and how it manages its Bitcoin holdings alongside its preferred-stock, liquidity and financing requirements. The company’s future actions, rather than management’s stated intentions alone, will determine how its treasury strategy develops.
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