Strategy (MSTR) is on the verge of surpassing BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) in Bitcoin holdings, with the current gap narrowing significantly and potentially closing within weeks.
According to recent statistics, IBIT possesses approximately 781,000 $BTC, while Strategy has around 761,000 $BTC. The difference now stands at about 40,000 $BTC, a reduction attributed to Strategy’s accelerated accumulation efforts as noted by investor Mark Harvey.
This trend highlights contrasting operational models. The holdings of IBIT fluctuate based on investor activity in its spot ETF, whereas Strategy raises funds through equity and preferred share offerings specifically for direct Bitcoin acquisitions.
This strategy enables them to procure Bitcoin without being influenced by ETF demand cycles.
In recent weeks, Strategy has made substantial purchases including two multi-billion dollar transactions in March that boosted their total holdings. Just last week alone, they acquired 2,337 bitcoins for approximately $1.57 billion.
The company continues to emphasize its performance metrics around Bitcoin accumulation and “$BTC Gain” as indicators of net income under their cryptocurrency-focused strategy.
During the first half of March 2026 alone, Strategy secured an additional 40,332 $BTC, achieving a yield of 3.0%, which reinforces their aggressive treasury management approach according to Michael Saylor.
This year so far has seen the firm amass a total of 88,568 $BTC, yielding an impressive rate of 3.4%, indicating strong momentum behind their balance sheet transformation efforts.
NEW: Michael Saylor’s Strategy could soon exceed BlackRock’s $BTC assets within weeks! 👀 pic.twitter.com/someImageLink
— Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) March 17th ,2026
The Resilient Performance of Bitcoin and MSTR This March
This month has seen Bitcoin achieve eight consecutive days of price increases—a rare occurrence that has only happened fifteen times since its inception—yielding an average return over thirty days close to nineteen percent according to data from Bitcoin Magazine Pro .
The cryptocurrency recently surged from below $66K up towards $76K before settling back near $73.8K; historical trends suggest such upward movements may precede significant downturns similar to past drops like the one experienced four years ago when prices fell by thirty percent.
The latest rally follows a period where prices bottomed out near $63K during heightened geopolitical tensions related to conflicts involving Iran and Israel. Since then however there’s been consistent recovery as macroeconomic conditions have improved alongside renewed investor confidence returning into markets once again!
Bitcoin is currently outperforming traditional assets such as gold or even indices like S&P500! Markets received further boosts this weekend following signs indicating easing tensions surrounding vital oil shipping routes located around Strait Of Hormuz!
Pursuing these developments traders are closely monitoring whether bitcoin can maintain support above levels sitting around$72k region—if sustained holding occurs it might pave way toward pushing upwards reaching towards previous key resistance zone set at$80k prior early-2026 corrections occurred!
MSTR shares are trading close today nearing$150 per share value!
This article titled “Strategy (MSTR) is About To Have More Bitcoins Than BlackRock’s IBIT,” was originally published on Bitcoin Magazine and authored by Micah Zimmerman .