Strategy, the largest corporate Bitcoin holder, increased its preferred equity sale from $500 million to $2 billion, according to a Bloomberg report<\/a>. The raise escalation reflects strong investor demand as the company continues to raise funds to buy more Bitcoin.<\/p>\n JUST IN: Michael Saylor’s Strategy increased the size of its raise to $2 billion to buy more bitcoin, Bloomberg reports.<\/p>\n \u2014 Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) July 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n The company, led by Michael Saylor, plans to price its Series A Perpetual Stretch preferred shares at $90 each. This is below their $100 face value and comes with an initial 9 percent dividend.<\/p>\n The deal is set to price the shares on Thursday at noon in New York, with Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Moelis and Company, and TD Securities facilitating the raise<\/a>. The new preferred shares will rank above common stock and other preferreds like Strike and Stride, but below the older Strife preferreds and convertible bonds.<\/p>\n Proceeds from the sale will go toward additional Bitcoin<\/a> purchases, in line with Strategy\u2019s ongoing accumulation strategy. According to Bloomberg<\/a>, \u201cStrategy\u2019s common shares pared early losses to trade roughly flat at $412.31 each on Thursday as of 10:58 a.m. in New York, valuing the company at $115 billion. The stock climbed 42.5% this year through Wednesday\u2019s close.\u201d<\/p>\n Michael Saylor\u2019s Strategy owns over 3% of all Bitcoin ever mined after buying 6,220 BTC<\/a> for $740 million during the week ending July 20. This brings the company\u2019s total holdings to 607,770 Bitcoin, worth around $72 billion. Strategy has funded its purchases through common and preferred shares, along with debt, since 2020. It remains the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, ahead of firms like BlackRock\u2019s IBIT.<\/p>\n Strategy\u2019s stock has surged over 3,500% since it began buying Bitcoin, while bitcoin itself rose about 1,100%. In comparison, the S&P 500 gained roughly 120% during that time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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