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Vol. I · September 13, 2026 · Gotham City · Free to read

Crypto · Markets

Strategy Buys 4,603 Bitcoin While Betting Platforms Watch California Race

The corporate bitcoin holder ended a ten-week pause with a $370 million purchase, as political prediction markets priced the 2026 California governor contest.

By Vicki Vale · Gotham Gazette

Strategy disclosed on 31 August 2026 that it had bought 4,603 bitcoin for about $370 million, its first purchase since late June and the end of a ten-week pause, taking its holdings to 845,050 BTC. In the same disclosure it reported repurchasing $152 million of its variable-rate preferred stock. Long the loudest voice against ever selling, Strategy sold bitcoin in 2026 for the first time.

Stocktwits reported on 2026-09-13 that MSTR stock dipped after the new bitcoin buy, while BMNR slowed the pace of its ethereum accumulation. The same outlet reported that Jordi Visser put bitcoin in the same bucket as SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI, saying none of them make money.

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Sources of Record

  1. mistral.ai — Making sovereign, open-weight AI the technology frontier
  2. wsj.com — The Fed Is Poised to Raise Interest Rates for the First Time in Years
  3. Stocktwits — Jordi Visser Puts Bitcoin In The Same Bucket As SpaceX, Anthropic And OpenAI, Says ‘None Of Them Make Money
  4. DeFi Rate — 2026 California Governor Odds: Becerra vs. Hilton
  5. Stocktwits — MSTR Stock Dips After New Bitcoin Buy – BMNR Slows Pace Of Ethereum Accumulation
  6. Yahoo Finance — Strategy ends 10-week pause with $370M bitcoin buy
  7. The Crypto Times — Strategy adds 4,603 BTC, repurchases STRC (8-K, 31 Aug 2026)
  8. The Block — Strategy sells BTC in 2026
  9. CFR — DeepSeek V4 and the US-China AI rivalry
  10. CoinDesk — Bitcoin ETFs are BlackRock’s top revenue source
  11. Washington Post — Trump pardons Zhao (Oct 2025)

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