According to the data provided by the company, it currently holds 499,226 bitcoins (approximately 2.52% of the total supply of the asset). The first cryptocurrency was purchased by Strategy for $33.1 billion at an average price of $66,360 per BTC. Strategy finances the purchaseof cryptocurrency through the issuance of convertible bonds, which can be exchanged for shares of the company (ticker MSTR) at a high premium (up to 40-50%). These bonds attract investors looking for growth in the value of securities or inflation protection through bitcoins. Over the past few months, Strategy has reported weekly bitcoin purchases, but at the end of February and beginning of March, the company did not buy any coins. The last known purchase was made from February 17 to 23. At that time, Strategy acquired 20,356 bitcoins for $1.99 billion at an average price of $97,514 per coin. Previously, Strategy filed an application with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to issue Series A Perpetual Strike shares worth a total of $21 billion.$BTC