How Strategy could reach 1 million bitcoin in 2026

Strategy (MSTR), led by Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, held 738,731 BTC as of last Monday. It would need to acquire an additional 261,269 BTC — roughly $22.2 billion at an average price of $85,000 — to reach 1 million coins this year. With roughly 297 days, about 42 weeks, remaining in 2026, that implies an average purchase pace of around 6,158 BTC per week.

At an $85,000 average price, Strategy would have to deploy roughly $523 million per week to hit the 1 million mark by year-end. Recent buying suggests that pace may be achievable. Last week the company added 17,994 bitcoin, and this week’s acquisitions are likely deep into the thousands; the STRC preferred stock issuance from Monday to Thursday suggested as much as 11,000 BTC purchases, not counting common stock issuance that may have facilitated thousands more.

Longer term, since launching its bitcoin treasury strategy in August 2020, Strategy has purchased an average of about 10,700 BTC per month, equivalent to roughly 128,000 BTC per year.

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