Technique, the main bitcoin company treasury firm, announced it has bought 21,021 BTC at a mean worth of $117,256, utilizing proceeds from its $2.52 billion IPO of Sequence A Perpetual Stretch Most well-liked Inventory (STRC). The acquisition brings Technique’s complete holdings to 628,791 BTC, valued at roughly $80 billion.
The providing, priced at $90 per share for 28,011,111 shares, is the most important US IPO of 2025 and one of many largest bitcoin-related fairness raises in current historical past. Technique netted $2.474 billion after bills and used almost all of it to purchase extra bitcoin, persevering with its aggressive accumulation technique with out diluting frequent shareholders.
The inventory is ready to start buying and selling on the Nasdaq World Choose Market round July 30 beneath the ticker STRC. The inventory encompasses a variable 9% annual dividend, paid month-to-month, and is designed to commerce close to its $100 par worth. It’s the primary U.S. exchange-listed perpetual most well-liked safety from a bitcoin treasury agency with a month-to-month dividend fee.
It’s the largest exchange-listed most well-liked inventory issuance since 2009 and introduces a short-duration, income-generating safety designed to attraction to yield-focused traders. Technique additionally retains redemption and repurchase rights, together with investor protections resembling dividend accrual and tax-related redemption choices.
“Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Moelis & Firm, and TD Securities acted as joint book-running managers,” acknowledged the press launch. “The Benchmark Firm, Clear Road, AmeriVet Securities, Bancroft Capital, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, and Maxim Group LLC served as co-managers.”
Only a week earlier, Technique disclosed a $740 million bitcoin buy of 6,220 BTC, pushing its complete holdings properly above 600,000 BTC. Analysts from TD Cowen venture the corporate may purchase one other 17,000 BTC over the following decade beneath its 42/42 program, which goals to lift $84 billion for bitcoin purchases by 2027.