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title: "Strategy’s $2B bitcoin buy deepens market supply squeeze"
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url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/287165787.md"
description: "Strategy purchased 24,869 Bitcoin for $2.01 billion, increasing its total holdings to 843,738 BTC valued at over $65 billion. This significant institutional buying is creating a supply squeeze, as it outpaces miner output, with halvings expected to further tighten supply by 2028. Speculation about a Bitcoin-backed dividend may attract new institutional investors and alter Strategy's market position."
datetime: "2026-05-21T06:11:18.000Z"
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# Strategy’s $2B bitcoin buy deepens market supply squeeze

Massive BTC purchase: Strategy bought 24,869 Bitcoin for $2.01 billion, lifting holdings to 843,738 BTC, worth over $65 billion. Supply squeeze risk: Institutional buying far outpaces miner output, with halvings set to tighten supply further by 2028. Dividend speculation: Talk of a Bitcoin-backed dividend could attract new institutional investors and change Strategy’s market role.

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