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Strategy repurchases $193M of STRC, buys 267 BTC, raises buyback program to $3B

Strategy said it repurchased $193M of its STRC preferred stock and acquired 267 BTC, holding 848,517 BTC and $5.3B of USD assets as of 10/18/26, according to posts from the company and Michael Saylor. The company also increased its Digital Credit Securities Repurchase Program from $2.0B to $3.0B. Cointelegraph reported the buyback covered 1.94 million STRC shares, and Decrypt reported the Bitcoin was bought at an average of $75,446.

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What the sources claim

Strategy repurchased $193M of its STRC preferred stock.

“Strategy has repurchased $193M of $STRC”
Strategy
Strategy acquired 267 BTC. BTC

“acquired 267 $BTC”
Strategy
As of 10/18/26, Strategy holds 848,517 BTC and $5.3B of USD assets. BTC

“As of 10/18/26, we hold 848,517 BTC and $5.3B of USD Assets”
Michael Saylor
Strategy increased its Digital Credit Securities Repurchase Program from $2.0B to $3.0B.

“increased the size of our Digital Credit Securities Repurchase Program from $2.0B to $3.0B”
Strategy
The buyback covered 1.94 million STRC shares.

“bought back 1.94 million STRC shares”
Cointelegraph
Strategy's Bitcoin was bought at an average of $75,446. BTC

“bought at an average of $75,446”
Decrypt

Sources

Strategy primary 2026-10-19 12:02 UTC
Strategy has repurchased $193M of $STRC and acquired 267 $BTC. As of 10/18/26, we hold 848,517 BTC and $5.3B of USD Assets. We have also increased the size of our Digital Credit Securities Repurchase Program from $2.0B to $3.0B. $MSTR → strategy.com
Michael Saylor primary 2026-10-19 12:03 UTC
Strategy has repurchased $193M of $STRC and acquired 267 $BTC. As of 10/18/26, we hold 848,517 BTC and $5.3B of USD Assets. We have also increased the size of our Digital Credit Securities Repurchase Program from $2.0B to $3.0B. $MSTR https://www.strategy.com/press/strategy-repurchases-193-million-o… → strategy.com
Cointelegraph newswire 2026-10-19 12:21 UTC
Strategy buys $22M in Bitcoin, repurchases $193M in STRC
Decrypt newswire 2026-10-19 13:04 UTC
Strategy Buys $22M in Bitcoin, Buys Back $193M of STRC

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