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Strategy Halts Bitcoin Purchases as It Spends $205M on STRC Buyback

TradingGain Newsroom·4d ago·26 Oct 2026, 13:24 UTC

Strategy, a bitcoin treasury firm, has paused its bitcoin buying. It spent $205 million buying back STRC, its biggest weekly buyback in more than a month, which pushed its USD cash balance down to $242.4 million. For traders, a pause in buying by a major treasury holder may reduce near-term demand for bitcoin.

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Why it matters

Strategy has stopped buying bitcoin for now, so a regular source of demand is paused.
The $205 million STRC buyback was its largest weekly buyback in more than a month.
USD cash fell to $242.4 million, showing how much cash the buyback used.

What to watch next

Watch whether Strategy resumes bitcoin buying and how its USD cash balance changes in its next update.

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