MicroStrategy’s High-Stakes Bitcoin Bet: A Deep Dive into Strategy and Volatility

MicroStrategy (MSTR) continues to double down on its core strategy, aggressively accumulating Bitcoin despite significant paper losses and market turbulence. The company’s recent activities highlight a bold, unwavering approach that tightly couples its financial fate to the cryptocurrency’s price swings, all while maintaining a substantial cash reserve to meet its obligations.

In a move consistent with its established playbook, the business intelligence firm financed its latest Bitcoin acquisition not through operational earnings, but by issuing new shares. Between December 29, 2025, and January 4, 2026, the company sold 1,990,911 new MSTR common shares. The capital raised was used to purchase an additional 1,287 Bitcoin for approximately $116 million, paying an average of $90,000 per coin.

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