How Strategy Pulled Ahead

Strategy held 189,150 BTC at the start of Q1 2024.

IBIT surpassed it by early Q2 with roughly 273,000 BTC compared to Strategy’s 214,400 BTC, a lead which IBIT consistently maintained until now.

Strategy pulled ahead by aggressively accumulating nearly 80,000 BTC in 2026 while Bitcoin fell over 50% from its October all-time high. 

The STRC Funding Engine

The perpetual preferred equity STRC has been Strategy’s key differentiator, providing a scalable source of capital that funded a significant portion of recent Bitcoin accumulation.

The stock pays monthly dividends and currently offers an annualized rate of 11.5%.

Strategy uses financial engineering including…

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