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Strategy raises $2 billion through MSTR sales and creates new USD Cash pool
The company sold 18.26 million MSTR shares, increased its USD Reserve to $5.1 billion and repurchased another $136.4 million of STRC.
- Strategy raised $2 billion through MSTR sales and established a USD cash reserve.
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What happened
The company sold 18.26 million MSTR shares, increased its USD Reserve to $5.1 billion and repurchased another $136.4 million of STRC.
Why it matters
Strategy raised $2 billion through MSTR sales and established a USD cash reserve.
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24h breadthMixed · 62/100
Lower50 = flatHigher
Tracked assets were broadly higher.
Breadth starts at 50, adds three points for each 1% of average 24-hour movement across the tracked assets, and is capped between 0 and 100.BTC$80,701.00+3.86%
BTC was 3.86% higher than the provider quote 24 hours earlier. Snapshot: 07:10 UTC.ETH$2,506.93+1.50%
ETH was 1.50% higher than the provider quote 24 hours earlier. Snapshot: 07:10 UTC.SOL$101.48+6.43%
SOL was 6.43% higher than the provider quote 24 hours earlier. Snapshot: 07:10 UTC.CoinGecko snapshot at 07:10 UTC. Prices and 24-hour moves refresh automatically without rerunning the newsroom.
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Mixed · breadth 62/100. A score of 50 means the tracked assets were flat on average.
24-hour price changeLatest · 07:10 UTC
BTC$80,701.00
+3.86%BTC was 3.86% higher than the provider quote 24 hours earlier. Snapshot: 07:10 UTC.ETH$2,506.93
+1.50%ETH was 1.50% higher than the provider quote 24 hours earlier. Snapshot: 07:10 UTC.SOL$101.48
+6.43%SOL was 6.43% higher than the provider quote 24 hours earlier. Snapshot: 07:10 UTC.Exact percentages are printed beside every row; color is supplemental.
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