Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) continues its aggressive Bitcoin accumulation strategy, purchasing an additional 855 BTC for $75.3 million at an average price of approximately $87,974 per Bitcoin. This latest acquisition brings the company total holdings to over 713,000 BTC, solidifying its position as the largest corporate Bitcoin holder in the world.
However, the purchase represents a significant slowdown from previous weeks. According to SoSoValue data, global public companies (excluding miners) made net Bitcoin purchases of $123 million for the week ending February 3, 2026—a 57.6% decrease from the previous week. Strategy purchase alone was down 71.4% week-over-week.
Market Implications
The reduced corporate buying pressure comes at a time when Bitcoin has been hovering around $92,500 with significant volatility. Market analysts suggest this could indicate a temporary saturation at current price levels, though long-term institutional interest remains strong.
“We are seeing a natural consolidation phase,” says Marcus Johnson, senior Bitcoin analyst at Bitcoins News. “The fact that companies are still accumulating, even at a slower pace, demonstrates continued confidence in Bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset.”
What This Means for Investors
The slowdown in corporate purchases may create short-term price pressure, but the overall trend of institutional adoption remains intact. Investors should monitor upcoming earnings reports for additional corporate Bitcoin holdings disclosures.
855 btc is basically a rounding error for strategy at this point. 713k total is insane
71% drop week over week and the headline still says surges. ok then
71% week over week drop and people celebrating. the pace is clearly slowing, question is whether that matters when youre already holding 713K
they bought at $87,974 average. btc is at $81k now. that is a decent paper loss on this batch alone. wonder when the fomo buying slows
57% drop across all public companies is the real story here. strategy is still accumulating but everyone else hit the brakes
713,000 btc. just sit with that number for a second. one company holds more than most nation states
713K BTC on one corporate balance sheet is bananas. strategy basically became a leveraged bitcoin ETF at this point