Strategy hits nearly $1B paper loss after Bitcoin briefly falls below $75,000

Bitcoin’s brief drop below $75,000 on Feb. 1, 2026 pushed Strategy’s (formerly MicroStrategy) Bitcoin holdings into unrealized losses approaching $1 billion, BeInCrypto reported. Strategy holds 712,647 BTC with an average purchase cost of $76,037 per coin. At BeInCrypto’s reported trading price of $75,826 the company’s treasury reflected unrealized losses of roughly $150 million, while the intraday low of $74,544 earlier in the session expanded those paper losses to nearly $1 billion.

Bitcoin has fallen more than 12% over the past seven days. During early Asian trading on Feb. 1 the asset touched $74,544 on Binance before a modest rebound; BeInCrypto Markets showed BTC at $75,826, down 3.9% over 24 hours. Other corporate holders show sizable unrealized losses, BitcoinTreasuries data indicate — Metaplanet is down about 30.13%, Strive about 28.97% and GD Culture Group about 35.59%.

Strategy has persisted in accumulation: its largest purchase this year was 22,305 BTC on Jan. 20, and Executive Chairman Michael Saylor has hinted at further buys. Strategy also raised the dividend rate on its Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock (STRC) to 11.25% effective February 2026 to attract capital; STRC proceeds have financed the purchase of more than 27,000 BTC.

According to CryptoQuant, Bitcoin is trading below the Bitcoin US ETF Realized Price, suggesting US spot ETF investors are, on average, holding positions at an unrealized loss.

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