Fact check: Michael Saylor's 'Strategy' sold 1,690 Bitcoin.
Verdict: mostly true — Trust Score 65/100
The post accurately states that Michael Saylor's 'Strategy' (MicroStrategy) sold 1,690 Bitcoin for approximately $108 million. This information is confirmed by recent SEC filings and multiple news outlets, with the sale occurring between August 3 and August 9, 2026..
- Platform
- threads
- Original post
- https://www.threads.com/share/_mb6q4SyF/
- Verified on
- August 10, 2026
- Verification ID
- UbWiPKAL7ooZpASWuIz16Q
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Platform: THREADS --- Caption/Description --- BREAKING: Michael Saylor's 'Strategy' sold 1,690 Bitcoin worth $108 million. ---VERIFICATION_SUMMARY--- Platform: THREADS --- Caption/Description --- BREAKING: Michael Saylor's 'Strategy' sold 1,690 Bitcoin worth $108 million. --- Claims to Verify --- 1. Michael Saylor's 'Strategy' sold 1,690 Bitcoin. 2. The 1,690 Bitcoin sold were worth $108 million. --- Verification Focus --- Michael Saylor MicroStrategy Bitcoin sales August 2026 MicroStrategy Bitcoin holdings sales news Michael Saylor Bitcoin strategy updates
Claims analyzed (2)
- verified: Michael Saylor's 'Strategy' sold 1,690 Bitcoin.
MicroStrategy, referred to as 'Strategy' in the post, sold 1,690 BTC between August 3 and August 9, 2026, as reported in an 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. - verified: The 1,690 Bitcoin sold were worth $108 million.
MicroStrategy's 8-K filing indicates that the sale of 1,690 BTC generated approximately $108.6 million, at an average price of $64,262 per bitcoin.
Sources consulted (5)
- 247wallst.com — 247wallst.com
- Bitcoin Ledger — Strategy
- Michael Saylor's Strategy sells another 1690 BTC as USD reserve hits $4.65 billion — The Block
- MicroStrategy Sold 7x More Bitcoin Than Reports Suggested — Yahoo Finance
- This 1 Number Says Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin Sales Are About to End — 24/7 Wall St.
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