{"id":72932,"date":"2026-02-18T10:32:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T10:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=72932"},"modified":"2026-02-18T10:32:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T10:32:01","slug":"saylor-says-crypto-spring-is-coming-as-strategy-adds-2486-bitcoin-pushes-total-holdings-to-717131-btc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=72932","title":{"rendered":"Saylor Says \u201cCrypto Spring Is Coming\u201d As Strategy Adds 2,486 Bitcoin: Pushes Total Holdings To 717,131 BTC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>On 17 February 2025, Michael Saylor\u2019s Strategy<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/saylor\/status\/2023744880577548457\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> acquired a<\/a>n additional 2,486 Bitcoin for $168.4 million at an average price of $67,710 per BTC. With the latest purchase, the company\u2019s total Bitcoin Holdings total 717,131 BTC. Currently, Strategy has $54.52 billion in Bitcoin, making it the largest institutional crypto holder.<\/p>\n<p>However, Bitcoin continues to decline, hovering between $67k to $69k mark and thus sending Saylor\u2019s corporate treasury into the red. Bitcoin has declined nearly 23% since the start of 2026 alone. The company\u2019s average cost basis of $76,027 per coin means its Bitcoin position currently carries substantial unrealized losses approaching $7 billion as of early February.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"chart crypto-chart-instance\" id=\"crypto_chart_699593e26da4b\" data-coin-id=\"bitcoin\">\n<div class=\"chart__header\">\n<div class=\"chart__info\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<img id=\"crypto_chart_699593e26da4b-chart__info-icon-img\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"chart__info-name\" id=\"crypto_chart_699593e26da4b-chart__info-name\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-symbol\" id=\"crypto_chart_699593e26da4b-chart__info-symbol\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-current\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-price\" id=\"crypto_chart_699593e26da4b-chart__info-price\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-change\" id=\"crypto_chart_699593e26da4b-chart__info-change\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-extra\">\n<div class=\"chart__info-label\">Market Cap<\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__info-marketcap\" id=\"crypto_chart_699593e26da4b-chart__info-marketcap\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__controls\">\n<div class=\"chart__controls-group\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--24h\" id=\"crypto_chart_699593e26da4b-btn-24h\">24h<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--7d\" id=\"crypto_chart_699593e26da4b-btn-7d\">7d<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--30d\" id=\"crypto_chart_699593e26da4b-btn-30d\">30d<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--1y\" id=\"crypto_chart_699593e26da4b-btn-1y\">1y<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"chart__button chart__button--all-time\" id=\"crypto_chart_699593e26da4b-btn-all-time\">All Time<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chart__container\">\n\t\t<canvas class=\"chart__canvas\" id=\"crypto_chart_699593e26da4b-cryptoChart\"><\/canvas>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-foreground leading-[1.75] font-serif\">Saylor\u2019s aggressive accumulation, which began in August 2020, has continued despite the bear market. In fact, he has doubled down on his Bitcoin, saying \u201cspring is coming.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We may be in the middle of a crypto winter, but spring is coming \u2014 and Bitcoin is winning. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jxvzK3XwSN\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/jxvzK3XwSN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Saylor (@saylor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/saylor\/status\/2023871451049455743?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">February 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCOVER:\u00a0<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/new-binance-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">16+ New and Upcoming Binance Listings in 2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Saylor\u2019s Plan Of Action If Bitcoin Crashes Below The Critical Support Level Of $58,800?<\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/bitcoin-btc\/strategy-stock-bitcoin-drop\/\">Strategy\u2019s stock performance has been dismal <\/a>but the biggest whale in the room has been raising fast cash by selling shares to buy more Bitcoin.<\/p>\n<p>The big fear likely keeping you up at night is \u201cforced selling.\u201d If Strategy\u2019s stock price collapses because buyers lose faith, could they be forced to liquidate Bitcoin to cover debts? Analysts are divided. Some market watchers now suggest investors <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasdaq.com\/articles\/worlds-largest-corporate-holder-bitcoin-buy-sell-or-hold-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">might be better off buying Bitcoin directly<\/a> rather than holding Strategy stock, which risks further decoupling from the asset it holds.<\/p>\n<p>However, long-term holders know this game well. When it comes to <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/bitcoin-btc\/bitcoin-volatility-anthony-pompliano-hodl\/\">Bitcoin volatility and HODLer conviction<\/a>, true believers view these dips as temporary noise. Unless Bitcoin crashes below the critical support level of $58,800, Strategy is likely to hold the line.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCOVER:\u00a0<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/best-crypto-to-buy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">Top 20 Crypto to Buy in 2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"nnbtc-header__title\">Meanwhile, Metaplanet Continues To Buy The Dip Despite $619M Net Loss Driven By Bitcoin Write-Downs<\/h2>\n<p>Asia\u2019s Strategy a.k.a. Metaplanet, also the fourth-largest public corporate Bitcoin holder in the world, reported a $619 million loss for the fiscal year.<\/p>\n<p>But here is the twist! They aren\u2019t selling. Instead of folding, the company has aggressively grown its Bitcoin stash to 35,102 BTC. Furthermore, Metaplanet has reaffirmed a long-term target of owning 1% of the total Bitcoin supply, or 210,000 BTC.<\/p>\n<p>On 16 February 2026, Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gerovich\/status\/2023328072821539119\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\u00a0took to X to reveal<\/a>\u00a0the FY2026 forecasts, which include a +80% YoY revenue and a +81% YoY operating profit.<\/p>\n<p>Metaplanet reported a net loss of 102.2 billion yen ($665.8 million), primarily due to a decline in the value of its Bitcoin holdings. While paper losses dominated the balance sheet, Metaplanet\u2019s core operations thrived. Revenue jumped 738% to 8.91 billion yen ($58 million) from 1.06 billion yen the previous year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe launched the Bitcoin Income business in Q4 2024. Since then, this strategy has become our primary revenue source and is expected to remain a core driver of profit growth,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/contents.xj-storage.jp\/xcontents\/33500\/950d7031\/221a\/4a55\/a35b\/03d8d22182fb\/140120260216563315.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the company said.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy Chinese New Year <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f9e7.png\" alt=\"\ud83e\udde7\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"><br \/>New year. New blessings. More Bitcoin.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f7e0.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udfe0\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"> +80 BTC acquired<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f7e0.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udfe0\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"> Total holdings: 2,068 BTC<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f4b0.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcb0\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"> Avg cost per holding: $84,944<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f4c8.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcc8\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"> BTC Yield (YTD): +45.6%<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f4ca.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcca\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"> BTC per 1,000 shares: 0.057887<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f517.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd17\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"> Full release: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ynkoptpF14\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/ynkoptpF14<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">#Bitcoin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BTC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">#BTC<\/a>\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VmpyEaFfeb\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/VmpyEaFfeb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ddcbtc (@ddcbtc_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ddcbtc_\/status\/2023744960651268361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">February 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/bitcoin-btc\/metaplanet-bitcoin-valuation-loss-holdings\/\">Metaplanet Continues To Buy The Dip Despite $619M Net Loss Driven By Bitcoin Write-Downs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">    <\/p>\n<div class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways\">\n<h2 class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__title\">Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">    <\/p>\n<ul class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list\">\n        <\/ul>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">    <\/p>\n<li class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list-item\">\n         Strategy\u2019s stock performance has been dismal but the biggest whale in the room has been raising fast cash by selling shares to buy more Bitcoin.<\/li>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">    <\/p>\n<li class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list-item\">\n        <\/li>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Saylor\u2019s aggressive accumulation, which began in August 2020, has continued despite the bear market. In fact, he has doubled down on his Bitcoin, saying \u201cspring is coming.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">    <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/bitcoin-btc\/strategy-bitcoin-holdings-underwater-69k\/\">Saylor Says \u201cCrypto Spring Is Coming\u201d As Strategy Adds 2,486 Bitcoin: Pushes Total Holdings To 717,131 BTC<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/\">99Bitcoins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 17 February 2025, Michael Saylor\u2019s Strategy acquired an additional 2,486 Bitcoin for $168.4 million at an average price of $67,710 per BTC. With the latest purchase, the company\u2019s total Bitcoin Holdings total 717,131 BTC. Currently, Strategy has $54.52 billion in Bitcoin, making it the largest institutional crypto holder. However, Bitcoin continues to decline, hovering [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-72932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=72932"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72932\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=72932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=72932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=72932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}