Strategy (MSTR) acquired 535 BTC for $43 million from May 4-10, its smallest weekly purchase of 2026, bringing total holdings to 818,869 Bitcoin. Executives signaled potential future Bitcoin sales to fund shareholder dividends, marking a shift from Executive Chairman Michael Saylor's February 2026 statement that Strategy would never sell Bitcoin.
Strategy's Bitcoin purchase activity
- ▪Strategy's purchase of 535 Bitcoin was the smallest weekly purchase of 2026
- ▪Strategy bought 535 Bitcoin for $43 million
- ▪Michael Saylor is Executive Chairman of Strategy
Shift in Bitcoin selling policy
- ▪Strategy executives signaled that Strategy may sell Bitcoin under a narrowly defined condition
- ▪Michael Saylor stated in February 2026 that Strategy would never sell Bitcoin
Shareholder dividend condition
- ▪Strategy may sell Bitcoin to fund shareholder dividends
- ▪Michael Saylor introduced a practical exception to Strategy's never-sell policy for funding shareholder dividends
Perspective of Strategy investors and market observers
- ▪Strategy's potential Bitcoin sales to fund dividends represent a narrowly defined condition under which the company would liquidate holdings
- ▪Strategy's introduction of a dividend-funding exception contradicts Michael Saylor's February 2026 statement that Strategy would never sell Bitcoin
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