1 Million Bitcoin by Late 2026
Strategy Inc. added 34,164 bitcoin to its treasury this week, bringing its total holdings to 815,061 BTC, putting a million bitcoins within reach before year’s end.
The 34,164 #BTC☀️ cost roughly $2.54 billion, with an average price of $74,395 per coin.
Executive chairman Michael Saylor remarked that the latest acquisition pushed the firm’s year-to-date bitcoin yield to 9.5%.
The buying is being driven largely by Strategy’s STRC preferred stock program, known as “Stretch.” The instrument pays an 11.5% monthly dividend yield to holders, allowing the company to raise capital without selling existing bitcoin. That capital goes directly into new purchases. Since January 2025, the firm has made 57 separate acquisitions totaling 367,593 BTC over sixteen months
The scale of Strategy‘s buying is pulling far ahead of the U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) market.
the STRC program alone has purchased roughly 77,000 BTC so far in 2026. All U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs combined have seen net inflows of 8,000 BTC over the same period.
Strategy currently holds #bitcoin valued at approximately $58.7 billion and carries a net leverage
ratio of around 10%. The latest purchase was funded through
at-the-market (ATM) programs tied to both STRC shares and Class A common
stock.
With 815,061 BTC on hand, the company needs another 184,939 coins to reach one million. At its historical rate of around 774 BTC per day (over the last 57 purchases), math puts the milestone around Dec. 15, 2026.