🏦 Crypto Institutions: Strategy Raises Fresh Capital via STRC Preferred Shares – Enough to Buy Over 2,500 BTC

Strategy (formerly known as MicroStrategy), the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder, continues its aggressive Bitcoin accumulation strategy with its innovative funding tool: the STRC (Stretch) Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock
On April 9, 2026, monitoring data showed that Strategy’s latest issuance and sales of STRC preferred shares generated sufficient proceeds to purchase **more than 2,500 Bitcoin**. This single-day capital raise equals roughly **five times** the daily new Bitcoin supply produced by miners, highlighting the massive scale of institutional demand for the product.
**STRC** is a perpetual preferred stock listed on Nasdaq that currently offers an **11.50% annual dividend**, paid monthly in cash. The dividend rate is adjusted each month to encourage the shares to trade near their **$100 par value**, providing investors with a relatively stable, high-yield instrument while minimizing price volatility. Strategy deploys the majority of these proceeds directly into Bitcoin purchases, positioning STRC as a key “digital credit” vehicle to fuel its Bitcoin treasury without heavily diluting common shareholders.
This move comes as Strategy has already accumulated tens of thousands of BTC in 2026 alone. The company now holds a dominant position among public companies, often accounting for the vast majority of corporate Bitcoin buying in recent months while many peers have paused or reduced their holdings.
**Why it matters for the crypto market**
- Demonstrates strong institutional confidence in Bitcoin even amid geopolitical tensions.
- Provides a blueprint for other companies looking to build Bitcoin treasuries through creative capital structures.
- Supports ongoing buying pressure on BTC, which recently pushed above the **$71,000** level following ceasefire news.
Strategy’s CEO and leadership have described STRC as a game-changing product — sometimes calling it their “iPhone moment” — because it attracts income-focused investors while seamlessly converting capital into long-term Bitcoin holdings.
With Bitcoin trading in a bullish range and institutions continuing to accumulate, this latest STRC raise reinforces Strategy’s role as the most aggressive corporate Bitcoin buyer in the market.
Will more companies follow Strategy’s STRC playbook in 2026? Or is this level of leverage unique to them?
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