Michael Saylor never misses an opportunity to stir the crypto community with his comments, and once again, he’s at it again.
Just days after his company, Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), completed a massive $1.25 billion Bitcoin [BTC] Following the takeover, the executive chairman has already started teasing the next step.
Strategy’s new Bitcoin move
On January 18, Saylor shared a chart from StrategyTracker along with purchase markers, with the caption:
Source: Michael Saylor/X
As the orange dots on Saylor’s chart become larger and more frequent, the company is signaling to the market that its appetite for Bitcoin remains undiminished.
Strategy started 2026 with a tactical purchase of 1,283 BTC worth $115.97 million on January 4.
Just seven days later the company accelerated its accumulation, add another 13,627 BTC to its reserves on January 12.
This rapid buying spree has brought Strategy’s total Bitcoin treasury to approximately 687,410 BTC. At that level, the company now controls about 3% of the total 21 million BTC that will ever exist.
Needless to say, Strategy didn’t reach this milestone overnight.
Instead, it reflects over 94 separate Bitcoin acquisitions made since 2020, resulting in an average cost basis of approximately $75,000 per BTC.
How will 2026 be different for Strategy?
The aggressive start to 2026 feels like a strategic reset for the company.
The final quarter of 2025 was a rare period of turbulence for Strategy, marked by a lack of Bitcoin buying and the looming shadow of the ‘MSCI lockout loop’.
During that time, a proposal to reclassify treasuries for digital assets threatened to force billions in institutional outflows.
However, the tide has turned. The recent purchases coincide with a stabilizing market.
At the time of writing, MSTR stock climbed 2.80% to trade at $173.71, showing renewed investor confidence as the MSCI lockout threat was postponed.
Meanwhile, BTC saw a small decline of 2.26% over the past 24 hours, trading at $92,933.37. CoinMarketCapthanks to President Trump’s tariff shock.
But despite all this, Vanguard Group also recently announced a massive $505 million acquisition of Strategy stock (MSTR).
If Saylor’s recent social media teasers are any indication, the size of that bet will only increase.
Final thoughts
- The plague of Michael Saylor is not a hype; it is a signal that Strategy’s Bitcoin accumulation phase is entering a more aggressive chapter.
- MSCI’s deferred reclassification threat has reopened the institutional floodgates, removing an important overhang.