Strategy has quietly moved beyond being just another corporate Bitcoin holder. With 713,502 BTC on its balance sheet, the company now controls about 3.6% of Bitcoin’s total supply.
Key Takeaways
Strategy’s Bitcoin position now sits right at its average cost, making it a clear market reference point.
Recent buys above market price increase downside sensitivity and reliance on continued demand.
The risk isn’t leverage, but size and dependence on capital-market funding.
At current prices, that exposure is valued at roughly $54.9 billion, with a realized average entry close to $76,000 – almost exactly where Bitcoin is trading now.
This scale places Strategy, led by Michael Saylor, among the most influential single participants in the Bitcoin market. At this size, positioning itself becomes part of the broader market structure rather than just an expression of conviction.
The equilibrium line the market is watching
Strategy’s entire Bitcoin position is effectively sitting on its cost basis. That matters because markets don’t respond to belief or long-term narratives. They respond to where pressure builds when price moves.
Currently, around 61% of Bitcoin’s supply is held at prices above the market, while roughly 39% sits below. Strategy’s average price now aligns almost perfectly with that balance point, turning its cost basis into a visible reference level. When price hovers here, attention naturally increases.
Recent buying shifts the balance
The latest purchase of 855 BTC at roughly $88,000 nudged Strategy’s marginal cost higher and added size that is already in the red. As a result, more of the company’s Bitcoin exposure now sits above market price than below it.
This subtly changes the risk profile. Downside moves begin to hurt faster, while upside increasingly depends on continued demand rather than simply waiting out volatility. Buying power starts to matter more than belief alone.
Not leveraged, but still amplified
Strategy isn’t levered like a short-term trader, but its balance sheet still amplifies risk. The Bitcoin strategy has been funded through equity issuance, convertible debt, and sustained confidence from capital markets.
That creates a feedback loop: Bitcoin strength supports the stock, the stock supports access to funding, and funding enables further accumulation. If Bitcoin dips sharply, Strategy’s shares weaken, or investor appetite for new financing fades, that loop can reverse.
Why markets probe large positions
History shows that markets consistently test large, concentrated setups. Terra depended on constant confidence. FTX relied on assumed liquidity. In both cases, scale turned into a pressure point once conditions shifted.
Price sitting near an average entry doesn’t imply safety. It implies focus. Markets don’t test stories or conviction. They test size, concentration, funding structure, and how much price action depends on continued participation.
By sheer scale, Strategy now meets those criteria – not because it is inherently vulnerable, but because it is large enough to influence behavior across the Bitcoin market.
