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Bitcoin Strategy’s latest quarterly report landed in the middle of a sharp crypto selloff, with the company posting a massive Q4 loss tied mainly to accounting markdowns on its bitcoin holdings – and the market punishing the stock. Key takeaways Strategy’s Q4 net loss hit $12.4B, driven largely by a $17.4B unrealized fair-value loss on bitcoin. The company reported 713,502 BTC held at a $76,052 average cost, while bitcoin fell into the low-$60,000s during Thursday’s selloff and MSTR dropped about 17%. Management is leaning harder into preferred issuance and STRC, backed by a $2.25B USD Reserve intended to support dividend and interest coverage. Strategy reported a net loss of $12.4 billion for the fourth quarter of 2025 as a steep fair-value swing in bitcoin prices overwhelmed its operating results. Shares fell about 17% on Thursday as bitcoin slid into the low-$60,000s during the broader market drop. The company said it held 713,502 BTC as of Feb. 1, with a total cost basis of $54.26 billion, implying an average purchase price near $76,052 per bitcoin. It also highlighted a FY2025 “BTC Yield” of 22.8% and said it added 41,002 BTC in January 2026 alone. Bitcoin markdown swamps the quarter Strategy’s operating loss for Q4 came in at $17.4 billion, which the company attributed to an unrealized fair-value loss on its digital assets under the newer accounting treatment. That flowed through to the bottom line, producing the $12.4 billion net loss (about $42.93 per diluted share). Despite the headline loss, Strategy ended 2025 with $2.3 billion in cash and cash equivalents, up sharply from the prior year, after establishing what it calls a USD Reserve. Bitcoin holdings and valuation snapshot In its dashboard-style disclosures, Strategy said its bitcoin position was worth about $59.75 billion at a bitcoin price around $83,740 (as of…

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Filed under: News - @ February 6, 2026 12:22 am