- Strategy signaled it will resume its Bitcoin purchases this week, having paused them ahead of its Q1 2026 earnings call.
- The company announced it may periodically sell portions of its Bitcoin treasury to fund dividends, a shift from its previous stance.
- CEO Phong Le stated the company’s sales and purchases should not affect Bitcoin’s market price, given its $1.5 billion in annual dividend payments is small relative to Bitcoin’s daily trading volume.
- Strategy holds 818,334 BTC, worth approximately $61.8 billion, which represents about 4% of the total Bitcoin supply.
Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor indicated on Sunday that the Bitcoin-focused company plans to resume its BTC purchases this week. Saylor posted “Back to work, BTC,” a message that has historically preceded a company purchase the following day.
The firm last bought 3,273 Bitcoin for about $255 million on April 27. This acquisition brought its total holdings to 818,334 BTC, worth roughly $61.8 billion.
The purchases were paused for one week ahead of Tuesday’s first quarter 2026 earnings call. During that call, Saylor stated Strategy could periodically sell Bitcoin to pay dividends to holders of its credit instruments.
This announcement appeared to contradict the company’s previous commitment to never sell BTC. Critics argue such sales could weigh on Bitcoin’s market price by introducing new selling pressure.
However, Saylor framed the potential sales differently during the earnings call. He suggested that selling some Bitcoin to fund a dividend could “inoculate the market, just to send the message that we did it.”
The news drew mixed reactions from the Bitcoin community. Some, like Strategy investor Adam Livingston, argued periodic sales could be accretive for the treasury.
Meanwhile, others on social media posited the sales and credit instruments could create a “doom loop” suppressing BTC’s spot price.
CEO Phong Le clarified the company would only sell BTC for specific purposes like paying dividends or deferring taxes. He said Bitcoin’s average daily trading volume of over $60 billion could easily absorb the $1.5 billion in annual dividend payments.
Consequently, Le asserted the company’s actions should not drive the price. “I don’t think we’re driving the price up or down,” he told CNBC, noting Strategy owns about 4% of the total BTC supply.
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