Separately, Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy disclosed Monday it sold 1,638 bitcoin for about $105 million between July 27 and Aug. 2, its third sale of 2026, per an SEC filing. The average price was $63,957, well below the company’s $75,419 average cost basis, and proceeds went to preferred dividends and STRC buybacks rather than back into bitcoin.
Holdings now stand at 842,138 BTC, and the company has not bought any in more than five weeks. Michael Saylor said the moves lifted the dollar reserve to $4 billion and extended its duration by 57 days.
Meanwhile, broader quities offered a mixed handoff. MSCI’s Asia Pacific gauge fell 0.7%, its second straight decline, with Korea’s Kospi dropping 1.1% after being up 2.1% earlier and a regional semiconductor index off 1%.
Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.4%, helped by Palantir gaining 14% after hours on raised guidance, while Amazon fell 1.6% post-market after Jeff Bezos disclosed a share sale.
Watch whether bitcoin can hold above $63,000 through the U.S. session. The level has been reclaimed and lost twice in three days, and a third failure would suggest fewer buyers are stepping in below $62,500 each time.
