Gold advocate Peter Schiff stated that 2026 was a disappointing year for Michael Saylor's Bitcoin buying strategy, according to Strategy's own data metrics. Schiff pointed out that Strategy's year-to-date Bitcoin return was -3.7%, meaning that despite the company's continuous accumulation of Bitcoin, the number of Bitcoins per share did not grow. As of October 11, Strategy held a total of 848,250 Bitcoins at a total cost of approximately $64 billion, with an average cost of $75,444 per Bitcoin. The company recently purchased 250 Bitcoins at an average price of $86,194.