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Strategy sells 1,690 bitcoin and raises $653.1 million from MSTR common stock sale

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Strategy sold 1,690 BTC (~$108.6M) at an average ~$64,262 and used the proceeds to repurchase STRC preferred shares, while raising ~$653.1M via MSTR common stock issuance and allocating ~$650M to USD reserves. The transactions signal active balance sheet management and introduce modest near-term sell flow in BTC, while reinforcing Strategy's liquidity and capital flexibility.
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● Medium
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Strategy sold 1,690 bitcoin at an average price of $64,262, raising $108.6 million, and also sold 6.59 million shares of MSTR common stock for $653.1 million. The company used the bitcoin-sale proceeds to repurchase 1,152,020 shares of its variable-rate preferred stock, STRC, for $108.6 million. After the sales, Strategy’s bitcoin holdings fell to 840,447 BTC, acquired for $63.36 billion at an average price of $75,385. It directed $650 million of the common-stock proceeds to its USD reserve, which stood at $4.65 billion as of Aug. 9, while $3.1 million was added to cash.