Strategy Reclaims Top Public Bitcoin Holder With 815,061 BTC

Strategy reported it now holds 815,061 BTC on its balance sheet after a recent purchase of 34,164 BTC, retaking the title of largest public Bitcoin holder from BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), which holds 802,824 BTC. The company disclosed the figures in an investor update released in April.

The company said the first three weeks of April produced a 6.2% BTC Yield and a ₿47,079 BTC Gain. Founder Michael Saylor put that gain at roughly $3.6 billion. In a statement he wrote, “Strategy has generated 6.2% BTC Yield and ₿47,079 of BTC Gain in the first three weeks of April, worth approximately $3.6 billion. BTC Gain is the closest analog to Net Income on the Bitcoin Standard.”

Strategy identified the 34,164-BTC purchase as its third-largest acquisition ever. The company reported it increased buying during the market downturn, adding nearly 80,000 BTC in 2026 and continuing accumulation while prices were weaker.

Public holdings shifted over the past year. At the start of Q1 2024 Strategy held about 189,150 BTC. By early Q2 2024, IBIT had amassed roughly 273,000 BTC while Strategy held about 214,400 BTC. IBIT remained the largest public holder through 2025 until Strategy’s recent purchases raised its total above IBIT’s current balance.

Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy, funds Bitcoin purchases through corporate financial tools including market stock sales, convertible debt and perpetual preferred securities. Those financing methods create company-level leverage and operating obligations. IBIT is a spot ETF structured to track Bitcoin’s price and provide direct exposure without corporate leverage or operating responsibilities.

The company introduced a new product called Stretch aimed at investors seeking income. Stretch pays monthly, targets an annualized yield near 11.5% and is built to remain close to a $100 par value per share. Strategy says Stretch is backed by its Bitcoin holdings and combines elements of bonds, money market funds and Bitcoin exposure, though it does not fit fully into a single asset category.

Market data for Strategy’s publicly traded shares (ticker MSTR) show mixed technical signals. The share price sits above the short-term moving averages (SMA-20 at $133.15 and SMA-50 at $133.60) and below the long-term SMA-200 at $242.17. The Ichimoku Kijun line is near $145.08 and is cited as the closest support level. Momentum indicators showed overbought readings on the RSI (71.95), Stoch RSI (100.00) and CCI (268.96). The MACD and the Awesome Oscillator were neutral and the ADX was low. Short-term forecasts placed the likely trading range over the next five sessions between $156.00 and $167.50, with the probability of a sustained breakout above resistance estimated below 20 percent.