Strategy Repurchases $139M of STRC After Bitcoin Pause

Strategy repurchased 1,420,467 shares of its Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock (STRC) for an aggregate $139.3 million between September 8 and September 13, 2026, even as the firm reported no bitcoin purchases or sales for the second consecutive disclosed reporting window, leaving its treasury position unchanged at 845,050 BTC. Strategy Repurchases $139 Million of STRC The repurchase was disclosed in a Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 14, 2026, confirming that Strategy funded the entire $139.3 million buyback using USD cash. The transaction covered six days of open-market activity and reduced the outstanding STRC share count by more than 1.4 million units. For related coverage, see BASIS.pro Expands On-Chain Infrastructure with XDC Network Partnership and Zypher DAO as Auto Earn Goes Live. Latest STRC repurchase $139.3 million 1,420,467 STRC shares repurchased, September 8–13, 2026. As of September 13, 2026, Strategy reported $1.05 billion of aggregate purchase capacity remaining under its digital credit securities repurchase program, alongside a separate $1.0 billion authorization for MSTR common stock repurchases, per the filing. The board had previously expanded the digital credit securities authorization from $1.0 billion to $2.0 billion in the preceding reporting cycle. The Two-Week Pause in Bitcoin Purchases Strategy reported zero bitcoin purchases or sales during September 8 through September 13, 2026. The preceding Form 8-K, covering August 31 through September 7 and filed with the SEC on September 8, 2026, also showed no bitcoin transactions, establishing two consecutive disclosed windows in which the firm's bitcoin treasury position was unchanged. Strategy's bitcoin holdings stood at 845,050 BTC as of September 13, 2026, acquired for an aggregate $63.73 billion at an average purchase price of roughly $75,412 per coin, inclusive of fees and expenses, per the September 14 filing. The two-week pause represents a reported absence of bitcoin acquisition activity; it does not indicate any change to existing holdings or to the firm's stated bitcoin treasury strategy. Bitcoin holdings remained unchanged 845,050 BTC Reported holdings as of September 13, 2026; no bitcoin was purchased or sold in the reporting period. How the STRC Buyback Fits Strategy's Capital Decisions The $139.3 million STRC repurchase and the preceding week's $176.3 million buyback of 1,810,885 shares represent a combined $315.6 million deployed into preferred stock retirement across two consecutive reporting windows, while bitcoin acquisition activity remained at zero in both periods. That capital-allocation sequence, drawn from the two adjacent SEC disclosures, signals that Strategy is actively managing its preferred equity structure independently of its bitcoin treasury program. Legislative momentum around the U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act adds broader context to how large institutional holders time and prioritize capital deployment across competing asset classes.