Michael Saylor’s Strategy has reported a 2026 BTC Yield of 3.7% despite recording a $14.46 billion unrealized loss in the first quarter. The update came as Bitcoin remained under pressure from broader market uncertainty, including rising geopolitical tension linked to the U.S.-Iran conflict.
In its latest post, Strategy said it acquired 94,470 BTC year to date in 2026 and generated a BTC gain of 24,675 BTC, equal to about $1.7 billion. The company also said its purchases amount to 2.2 times Bitcoin’s natural supply, keeping attention on its Bitcoin-focused treasury strategy.
The reported loss was tied to Bitcoin’s market price at the end of March, which remained below Strategy’s average purchase price of $75,644 per coin. Even with that paper loss, the company continued adding to its holdings, buying another 4,871 BTC between April 1 and April 5 and bringing its total reserves to 766,970 BTC.
Strategy Keeps Focus on Bitcoin Treasury Growth
Strategy has increasingly used Bitcoin-specific measures to explain its treasury performance. In its latest update, the company placed emphasis on BTC Yield and BTC Gain rather than only traditional income statement figures. That approach continues to shape how the company presents its balance sheet strategy to the market.
The company’s message remains centered on long-term Bitcoin accumulation. By pointing to its year-to-date purchases and Bitcoin gain, Strategy signaled that it still views treasury expansion as its main operating goal. That framing has become a core part of its public reporting and investor communication.
This approach also comes as the Bitcoin price remains volatile. The company’s filings and public posts suggest that short-term price moves have not changed its broader treasury direction. Instead, Strategy continues to present its Bitcoin reserve growth as the key measure of progress.
Unrealized Loss Reflects Quarter-End Bitcoin Price
The $14.46 billion unrealized loss came from the difference between Strategy’s average Bitcoin purchase cost and Bitcoin’s market value at quarter's end. Reports said the company’s average cost basis stood at $75,644 per coin. Since Bitcoin closed in March below that level, the company recorded a large paper loss.
Reports also said the accounting loss allowed Strategy to recognize a $2.42 billion tax benefit. That reduced part of the financial pressure tied to the quarter-end valuation gap. The tax effect became one of the reasons investors looked beyond the headline loss figure.
Concurrent with the announcement, the MSTR stock has sunk and is trading at $123.77, down 3.07% today
Saylor Highlights STRC as a Funding Tool
Following the report, Saylor described Strategy’s model with the phrase, “Not perfect, just better.” He also pointed to STRC, or Stretch preferred stock, as a key part of the company’s financing structure. According to the cited report, STRC offers an annual yield of 11.5%.
Saylor has described STRC as a safe-haven style product within Strategy’s broader model. The instrument gives the company a way to raise liquidity for more Bitcoin purchases without immediate dilution of common shares. That makes STRC an important funding tool as Strategy continues expanding its holdings.
He also used the post to link Bitcoin to broader technological change. Saylor referred to transportation, autonomous machines, and robots, while describing Bitcoin as a digital vault that preserves value over time. That message matched his earlier view that Bitcoin has become digital capital.
Schiff Criticism Keeps Debate Around Strategy Active
Peter Schiff also weighed in after the latest update. In a recent post, he said that if Bitcoin ends 2026 at $10,000, it would still be the best-performing asset over ten years.
At the same time, he argued that such a decline would still leave many holders with large losses.
That comment added to the wider debate around Strategy’s Bitcoin-first model. Saylor continues to frame Bitcoin as a long-term reserve asset and a source of capital preservation. Schiff continues to question both Bitcoin’s volatility and Strategy’s reliance on market funding to buy more of it.
