Saylor Says “Crypto Spring Is Coming” As Strategy Adds 2,486 Bitcoin: Pushes Total Holdings To 717,131 BTC

On 17 February 2025, Michael Saylor’s Strategy acquired an additional 2,486 Bitcoin for $168.4 million at an average price of $67,710 per BTC. With the latest purchase, the company’s total Bitcoin Holdings total 717,131 BTC. Currently, Strategy has $54.52 billion in Bitcoin, making it the largest institutional crypto holder.

However, Bitcoin continues to decline, hovering between $67k to $69k mark and thus sending Saylor’s corporate treasury into the red. Bitcoin has declined nearly 23% since the start of 2026 alone. The company’s average cost basis of $76,027 per coin means its Bitcoin position currently carries substantial unrealized losses approaching $7 billion as of early February.

Saylor’s aggressive accumulation, which began in August 2020, has continued despite the bear market. In fact, he has doubled down on his Bitcoin, saying “spring is coming.”

We may be in the middle of a crypto winter, but spring is coming — and Bitcoin is winning. pic.twitter.com/jxvzK3XwSN

— Michael Saylor (@saylor) February 17, 2026

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Saylor’s Plan Of Action If Bitcoin Crashes Below The Critical Support Level Of $58,800?

Strategy’s stock performance has been dismal but the biggest whale in the room has been raising fast cash by selling shares to buy more Bitcoin.

The big fear likely keeping you up at night is “forced selling.” If Strategy’s stock price collapses because buyers lose faith, could they be forced to liquidate Bitcoin to cover debts? Analysts are divided. Some market watchers now suggest investors might be better off buying Bitcoin directly rather than holding Strategy stock, which risks further decoupling from the asset it holds.

However, long-term holders know this game well. When it comes to Bitcoin volatility and HODLer conviction, true believers view these dips as temporary noise. Unless Bitcoin crashes below the critical support level of $58,800, Strategy is likely to hold the line.

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Meanwhile, Metaplanet Continues To Buy The Dip Despite $619M Net Loss Driven By Bitcoin Write-Downs

Asia’s Strategy a.k.a. Metaplanet, also the fourth-largest public corporate Bitcoin holder in the world, reported a $619 million loss for the fiscal year.

But here is the twist! They aren’t selling. Instead of folding, the company has aggressively grown its Bitcoin stash to 35,102 BTC. Furthermore, Metaplanet has reaffirmed a long-term target of owning 1% of the total Bitcoin supply, or 210,000 BTC.

On 16 February 2026, Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich took to X to reveal the FY2026 forecasts, which include a +80% YoY revenue and a +81% YoY operating profit.

Metaplanet reported a net loss of 102.2 billion yen ($665.8 million), primarily due to a decline in the value of its Bitcoin holdings. While paper losses dominated the balance sheet, Metaplanet’s core operations thrived. Revenue jumped 738% to 8.91 billion yen ($58 million) from 1.06 billion yen the previous year.

“We launched the Bitcoin Income business in Q4 2024. Since then, this strategy has become our primary revenue source and is expected to remain a core driver of profit growth,” the company said.

Happy Chinese New Year
New year. New blessings. More Bitcoin.

+80 BTC acquired
Total holdings: 2,068 BTC
Avg cost per holding: $84,944
BTC Yield (YTD): +45.6%
BTC per 1,000 shares: 0.057887

Full release: https://t.co/ynkoptpF14

#Bitcoin #BTC… pic.twitter.com/VmpyEaFfeb

— ddcbtc (@ddcbtc_) February 17, 2026

Key Takeaways

Strategy’s stock performance has been dismal but the biggest whale in the room has been raising fast cash by selling shares to buy more Bitcoin.

Saylor’s aggressive accumulation, which began in August 2020, has continued despite the bear market. In fact, he has doubled down on his Bitcoin, saying “spring is coming.”