🏦 Cryptocurrency Institutions: A strategy to raise new capital through preferred STRC shares – enough to buy more than 2,500 Bitcoins

The ( strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy), the world's largest corporate owner of Bitcoin, continues its aggressive approach to accumulating Bitcoin using its innovative financing tool: perpetual fixed-rate Class A STRC (Stretch) shares
On April 9, 2026, monitoring data showed that the issuance and sale of the latest preferred STRC shares by the strategy generated enough revenue to purchase **more than 2,500 Bitcoins**. This capital raise in a single day is nearly **five times** the new daily Bitcoin supply produced by miners, highlighting the massive scale of institutional demand for the product.
**STRC** is a perpetual preferred stock listed on Nasdaq offering currently an **annual yield of 11.50%**, paid monthly in cash. The dividend rate is adjusted monthly to encourage trading near **$100 par value#GateSquareDaily **, providing investors with a high-yield, relatively stable instrument with reduced price volatility. The strategy directs most of these yields directly into Bitcoin purchases, making STRC a key “digital credit” tool to support its Bitcoin treasury without significantly diluting common equity.
This move comes after the strategy has already accumulated tens of thousands of Bitcoins in 2026 alone. The company now holds a dominant position among public companies, often representing the vast majority of corporate Bitcoin purchases in recent months, while many peers have paused or reduced their holdings.
**Why this matters for the crypto market**
- Demonstrates strong institutional confidence in Bitcoin despite geopolitical tensions.
- Provides a model for other companies looking to build Bitcoin treasuries through innovative capital structures.
- Supports ongoing buying pressure on Bitcoin, which recently surged above **$71,000** following ceasefire news.
The CEO and leadership of the STRC strategy describe it as an unprecedented product — sometimes calling it their “iPhone moment” — because it attracts income-seeking investors while smoothly converting capital into long-term Bitcoin holdings.
With Bitcoin trading in a bullish range and institutions continuing to accumulate, this latest STRC raise enhances the strategy’s role as a more aggressive Bitcoin buyer in the market.
Will more companies follow the STRC strategy in 2026? Or is this level of leverage unique to them?
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