Strategy Acquires Over 10,000 Bitcoin Amid Middle East Tensions

Strategy bought 10,100 Bitcoin for $1 billion, raising its total to 592,100 Bitcoin and boosting its YTD Bitcoin yield to 19.1%.

Deniz Saat

June 16, 2025 @ 10:33 AM PT

Strategy, the top corporate holder of Bitcoin, has added 10,100 Bitcoin to its balance sheet at a cost of $1 billion.

Strategy has acquired 10,100 BTC for ~$1.05 billion at ~$104,080 per bitcoin and has achieved BTC Yield of 19.1% YTD 2025. As of 6/15/2025, we hodl 592,100 $BTC acquired for ~$41.84 billion at ~$70,666 per bitcoin. $MSTR $STRK $STRF $STRD https://t.co/n7q77DmqCY
— Michael Saylor (@saylor) June 16, 2025

The purchase took place during a week of market volatility tied to escalating conflict in the Middle East, with Bitcoin dipping as low as $103,639 following reports of Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.

The average purchase price for the recent acquisition was $104,080 per coin.

This marks the firm’s second Bitcoin acquisition in June, pushing total holdings to 592,100 Bitcoin with an aggregate cost basis of approximately $41.8 billion, averaging $70,666 per Bitcoin.

The announcement follows the Nasdaq debut of Strategy’s third Bitcoin-linked preferred stock, STRD.

Through the sale of 2.5 million shares of its 10% Series A Perpetual Stride Preferred Stock at $100 apiece, Strategy aims to raise $250 million to fuel further Bitcoin purchases.

The company also reported an increase in its internal BTC yield metric, which rose to 19.1% year-to-date—up from 17.1% after its prior 1,045 Bitcoin purchase disclosed on June 9th.

Quarter-to-date, the BTC yield stands at 7.4%. Strategy has set a year-end yield target of 25%, revised upward from a previous 15% goal announced earlier this year.