Strategy Q3 Bitcoin Gains Were $3.9B; No Weekly Buys for First Time Since April

Strategy Q3 Bitcoin Gains Were $3.9B; No Weekly Buys for First Time Since April
Source:Coin Desk
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With the third quarter now fully in the books, the original bitcoin treasury company Strategy (MSTR) reported on its mammoth holdings of BTC for that three month period.

Alongside, the compnay confirmed what by its Executive Chairman Michael Saylor over the weekend — that it did not add to its 640,000 stack last week — the first time since April that it did not do so.

Strategy’s average purchase price across its bitcoin holdings is $73,983 per coin. With bitcoin’s current price around $124,000 those holdings are now valued around $78.7 billion, representing roughly $31.4 billion in unrealized gains.

Financial Update Highlights

For the quarter ended Sept. 30, the an unrealized gain of $3.89 billion on its digital assets, along with a deferred tax expense of $1.12 billion.

As of Sept. 30, the company’s digital asset carrying value stood at $73.21 billion, with a related deferred tax liability of $7.43 billion.MSTR shares rose 2.5% in premarket trading alongside bitcoin's weekend gains to the current $124,500.