Strategy increased its holdings by 1,550 BTC last week, bringing the total holdings to 845,256 BTC. The CME Bitcoin Volatility Index futures officially began trading yesterday
According to BBX data, yesterday corporate Bitcoin reserves were rapidly rebuilt, and the institutional-level crypto derivatives toolchain officially completed the final piece of the puzzle. The core dynamics are as follows:
Strategy, Inc. (NASDAQ: $MSTR) submitted Form 8-K to the SEC on June 8, disclosing that the company purchased an additional 1,550 BTC between June 1 and June 7, at a total cost of approximately $101.3 million, with an average price of $65,332; as of June 7, the company's total holdings rose to 845,256 BTC, with a total acquisition cost of approximately $63.97 billion. The funds for this round of purchases came from the sale of 1,409,600 shares of MSTR common stock via ATM, netting approximately $181 million; USD reserves also rebounded simultaneously (specific amounts are subject to real-time disclosure by the company). This additional purchase of 1,550 BTC is a reverse operation just one week after the company disclosed "the first net reduction of 32 BTC in four years," responding to market doubts about its holding position with nearly 48 times the buying scale; as of the time of writing, Bitcoin has rebounded to over $63,000.
CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: $CME) officially launched trading for Bitcoin Volatility Index Futures (BVOL Futures) on June 8, with market makers Monarq and DV Chain completing the first batch of transactions; this product is based on the implied volatility index of Bitcoin, allowing institutional investors to go long or short on volatility itself without needing to judge the direction of BTC prices, filling the last gap in crypto volatility management tools in the regulated U.S. market. Thus, the regulated U.S. crypto derivatives system now covers: spot ETFs, futures, options, perpetual contracts, and volatility futures, completing a comprehensive toolchain, and the infrastructure for institutional-level risk management and pricing capabilities has been declared complete.
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