PANews reported on May 1 that, according to CoinDesk, Strategy, a Bitcoin treasury company, closed at $165 in April, up 33% for the month and marking its first monthly gain in nine months. This followed an eight-month losing streak from August 2025 to March 2026, with a cumulative decline of 75%.

In addition, Strategy announced that the dividend yield of its perpetual preferred stock Stretch (STRC) will remain at 11.5% in May, marking the third consecutive month at this level. Trading data shows that STRC's volume-weighted average price (VWAP) in April was $99.76, close to its $100 par value. It has been below par value since April 15th, and the market expects it to return to around $100 next week, hence the decision to maintain the current dividend yield.