Cryptocurrency21 Apr 2026SEO 801 min read

Analysis: Strategy overtakes BlackRock IBIT in bitcoin holdings after bear market buying

Leveraged accumulation and new capital tools push MSTR ahead of the world’s largest spot bitcoin ETF. Strategy now holds 815,061 BTC, surpassing IBIT’s 802,824…

Leveraged accumulation and new capital tools push MSTR ahead of the world’s largest spot bitcoin ETF. Strategy now holds 815,061 BTC, surpassing IBIT’s 802,824 BTC, marking its first lead since Q2 2024. Strategy held 189,150 BTC at the start of Q1 2024. IBIT surpassed it by early Q2 with roughly 273,000 BTC, compared with Strategy’s 214,400 BTC, a lead which it consistently maintained until now. Strategy pulled ahead by aggressively accumulating nearly 80,000 BTC in 2026. Strategy (MSTR), now h…

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