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A May 7 JPMorgan client note estimated that Strategy could buy roughly $30 billion in Bitcoin in 2026 if Michael Saylor’s company maintains its current purchasing pace.

That figure positions Strategy alongside spot ETF flows and miner supply as a structural force in Bitcoin’s demand architecture.

Strategy holds 818,869 BTC acquired for $61.86 billion at an average cost of $75,540, and with $26.35 billion of MSTR stock issuance capacity and $19.46 billion of STRC preferred-stock capacity still available, the capital markets runway exists to approach that number.

JPMorgan’s estimate puts Strategy’s capital structure at the center of Bitcoin’s bull and bear case simultaneously, as the same machine that could create a price floor concentrates Bitcoin’s marginal bid within one company’s access to equity and preferred stock markets.

Strategy as a Bitcoin demand channel
At a $30 billion annual pace, Strategy’s projected 2026 purchases would absorb roughly 2.3 times Bitcoin’s post-halving annual new issuance of 164,250 BTC.

The flywheel

Strategy’s buying mechanism consists of raising capital in public markets, converting it into Bitcoin, and using BTC-per-share growth to attract more investor demand, enabling more issuance and more purchases.

As of May 3, the company had raised $11.68 billion year to date, with STRC contributing $5.58 billion, up 189% year to date, scaling to $8.5 billion in nine months and pushing preferred equity outstanding above $13.5 billion.

Strategy designed STRC to trade near its $100 par value by adjusting the monthly dividend rate, keeping investor demand calibrated around par, and maintaining a consistent ATM issuance window.

When STRC trades at or above par, Strategy sells additional shares and uses the proceeds to buy Bitcoin, converting yield demand into BTC demand.

Strategy flywheel and Bitcoin demand
Strategy’s flywheel converts $11.68 billion in investor demand for MSTR and STRC into recurring Bitcoin purchases, provided STRC trades near its $100 par value.

K33 documents that STRC-linked purchases grew from 4,467 BTC in January to 22,131 in March and 46,872 in April.

At $30 billion annualized, that buying absorbs approximately 378,000 BTC, roughly 2.3 times Bitcoin’s post-halving daily issuance of 450 BTC, sustained over a full year.

US-traded spot Bitcoin ETFs hold approximately 1.33 million BTC in total since launch, and a $30 billion Strategy purchase year would equal roughly 51% of all cumulative spot ETF net inflows of $59.18 billion.

Strategy’s 818,869 BTC already equals about 62% of US spot ETF holdings, placing it alongside the ETF complex as a parallel demand channel.

Recurring bid becomes absorbed supply

Strategy buys dips systematically, as its $75,540 average cost is roughly 5.1% below the current BTC price near $79,373, demonstrating accumulation through market volatility.

Its remaining $45.81 billion in combined MSTR and STRC issuance capacity provides runway for sustained purchases. At 1,036 BTC per day, Strategy would consistently absorb more than twice Bitcoin’s daily new supply, drawing down available float throughout the year.

In April, when STRC traded at or above $100, Strategy executed 46,872 BTC of STRC-linked purchases amid mixed ETF flows, providing demand precisely when the diversified institutional channel was running lean.

Citi’s bullish 12-month BTC scenario targets $165,000, contingent on easing liquidity and sustained institutional demand. A Strategy flywheel running at JPMorgan’s reported $30 billion pace supplies exactly the sustained corporate-finance demand that scenario requires.

When the flywheel stalls

When STRC trades below $100 par, the preferred-stock ATM program closes because selling below par destroys value.

K33 noted that STRC-linked purchases went from 46,872 BTC in April to 1 BTC in the single week STRC slipped below par, a complete shutdown of the preferred-stock funding channel from one instrument’s dislocation.

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