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Written by Nate Kostarstaff writer

Reviewed by Sam Bourgistaff writer

Strategy posts $8.2B Q2 loss as Bitcoin slump drives unrealized losses

Latest NewsPublishedJul 30, 2026

The Bitcoin treasury company stated it has built a $3.75 billion cash reserve to support preferred stock payouts following the launch of its BTC monetization program.

Strategy reported an $8.22 billion second-quarter net loss, driven primarily by an $8.32 billion unrealized loss on its Bitcoin holdings as the cryptocurrency’s price declined during the quarter.

As of July 26, Strategy held 843,775 Bitcoin (BTC), up 25% from the beginning of the year. The company also disclosed that it had sold approximately $218.4 million worth of Bitcoin under its newly established BTC monetization program to help fund a portion of its preferred stock dividend obligations. Most of those sales ($216 million) occurred in early July after the second quarter ended.

Strategy also stated it has built a $3.75 billion U.S. dollar reserve, enough to cover more than two years of preferred dividend payments and interest obligations. The company recently repurchased $25 million of its STRC preferred shares at a discount to par and stated it intends to continue buying the securities while they trade below $100.

Bitcoin fell about 14% during the second quarter, from around $68,000 at the start of April to about $58,600 by the end of June, as reported by CoinGecko data. On Thursday afternoon, it was trading around $64,700.

Strategy (MSTR) shares finished the regular trading session on Thursday up 4.7% before slipping modestly in after-hours trading following the earnings report, per Yahoo Finance data.

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