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Story: Strategy Stock Hits 52-Week Low as Bitcoin Tumbles

By Sakamoto Nashi

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Strategy shares crashed hard Thursday. The stock dropped up to 10% during trading, hitting a session low of $140.25 before recovering slightly to close at $142.

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Bitcoin's brutal selloff triggered the decline, with the cryptocurrency plunging over 6% in just 24 hours to around $84,300, per Bitcoin Magazine data.

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The broader tech sector didn't help either.

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Microsoft got crushed, falling more than 11% while Apple investors held their breath ahead of earnings. Meta bucked the trend though, surging 11% on solid quarterly results.

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Earlier this week, Strategy made another huge bitcoin bet. The company bought 2,932 BTC for $264 million, paying an average price of $90,061 per coin.

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Strategy's total bitcoin buying spree now costs around $54.2 billion, averaging $76,037 per bitcoin across all purchases.

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The company raised the $264 million by selling stock over five days. They dumped 1,569,770 shares of Class A common stock MSTR for $257 million, plus another 70,201 shares of…

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As of January 25, Strategy still had about $8.17 billion left under its common stock ATM program for future share sales.

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Bitcoin currently trades at $83,559 with $61 billion in 24-hour volume. The price sits 7% below its seven-day peak of $89,639 and matches its recent low of $83,877.

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Michael Saylor, Strategy's executive chairman, keeps pushing bitcoin hard despite the volatility.

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On January 28, Strategy filed regulatory documents showing the latest bitcoin purchase was part of a bigger plan to grow their digital asset portfolio.

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Some analysts worry about Strategy's heavy bitcoin exposure. The company's stock moves with crypto prices, which can be pretty wild.

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Strategy CFO Andrew Kang talked to investors on January 27, saying the company has solid cash reserves despite recent market chaos.

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Strategy's bitcoin holdings are worth approximately $59.6 billion at current prices, though that number changes by the minute.

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Recent SEC filings from January 29 confirmed Strategy meets all financial disclosure requirements.

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