An analysis shows nearly 80% of corporate Bitcoin treasuries are holding assets below their average purchase price. The data highlights broad institutional losses as Bitcoin trades around $71,000, though recent buying activity from major holders like Strategy has increased.
Around 80% of companies holding Bitcoin as a treasury asset are sitting on unrealized losses. The data comes as Bitcoin pushes back toward $71,000.
An analysis showing that the simple average cost basis for these corporate holdings is approximately $90,000. On a weighted basis, which gives more weight to larger holders, the average purchase price is about $81,000.
“At 80%, almost all treasuries are at a loss on their Bitcoin purchase today,” stated Charles Edwards of Capriole Investments. He also noted that the average institutional purchase price sits near $78,000.
However, a separate flag showed treasury and ETF buying flipped net positive by 200% on March 10. “The last time it was this high, Bitcoin was at $90,000,” Edwards stated.
That appetite was typified by Strategy, which purchased an additional 17,994 BTC at approximately $71,000 each. The firm’s total holdings of 738,731 BTC, bought for about $56 billion, now carry an unrealized loss in the region of $6 billion.
Separately, Strategy’s perpetual preferred stock posted a new trading volume high of $299 million. BitcoinTreasuries estimated that volume could fund another 1,360 BTC purchase.
The broader supply picture shows Bitcoin reserves on centralized exchanges have fallen to 2019 levels. Exchange-traded funds have absorbed about 1.3 million BTC since their launch, while corporate treasuries collectively hold nearly 1.1 million BTC.
Bitcoin was trading near $71,000 at the time of reporting. The asset remains down nearly 13% year-on-year and about 44% below its October 2025 all-time high.
