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Strategy Scoops up 2,486 BTC as Bitcoin Remains Under Pressure

Twitter icon  •  Published há 11 horas on February 18, 2026  •  Hassan Maishera

Strategy purchases 2,486 BTC for $168 million as Bitcoin remains under pressure, with the leading crypto now trading below $68k.

Strategy Scoops up 2,486 BTC as Bitcoin Remains Under Pressure

TL;DR

  • Michael Saylor’s Strategy has purchased 2,486 BTC for $168.4 million.

  • Strategy now holds 717,131 BTC as Bitcoin continues to trade below $68k.

Strategy Splashes Abother $168M on BTC

Bitcoin (BTC) treasury firm Strategy announced on Tuesday that it purchased 2,486 BTC for $168.4 million at an average price of $67,710. 

Thanks to this latest acquisition, Strategy now holds 717,131 $BTC acquired for $54.52 billion at $76,027 per bitcoin.

The company continues its relentless accumulation model and now holds over 3% of Bitcoin's total supply.

This latest development comes as Bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency market are under pressure. Strategy and other crypto treasury companies have underperformed in recent months. The company reported an operating loss of $17.4 billion in its Q4 earnings financial results.

Furthermore, Tokyo-based Metaplanet reported a fiscal 2025 net loss attributed to a 102.2 billion Yen ($665 million) valuation decline on its Bitcoin holdings.

Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency by market cap, is down by 52% since hitting an all-time high of $124k in October 2025. Thanks to the bearish performance, Metaplanet ended the 2025 fiscal year with roughly $1.2 billion in unrealized losses, reflecting the risks of the Bitcoin treasury model during market downturns.

Michael Saylor’s Strategy is also feeling the weight of Bitcoin’s poor performance, with the company’s average purchase price of $76,027.

Despite the bearish performance, Strategy continues to double down on its Bitcoin acquisition moves. 

Strategy's Class A share, MSTR, is down more than 3% in the last 24 hours and now trades at $128.67. 

 

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Hassan Maishera

Hassan is a Nigeria-based financial content creator that has invested in many different blockchain projects, including Bitcoin, Ether, Stellar Lumens, Cardano, VeChain and Solana. He currently works as a financial markets and cryptocurrency writer and has contributed to a large number of the leading FX, stock and cryptocurrency blogs in the world.