{"id":465963,"date":"2021-06-21T17:32:52","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T17:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=465963"},"modified":"2024-06-11T13:56:31","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T13:56:31","slug":"microstrategy-buys-million-bitcoin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/microstrategy-buys-million-bitcoin\/","title":{"rendered":"Microstrategy Buys Another $489 Million Worth Of Bitcoin"},"content":{"rendered":"
Microstrategy bought on Monday 13,005 Bitcoins worth about $489 million at an average price of $37,617 per coin.<\/p>\n
Now the business owns a total of 105,085 BTC that they bought for $2.74 billion. The average price per coin comes out to be $26,080.<\/p>\n
Microstrategy’s primary business is software development. Michael Saylor, the CEO of the company, has added Bitcoin acquisition as a second mandate.<\/p>\n
BTC is down 8% to about $33k today as a result of China’s continued crackdowns on mining hubs. As Microstrategy’s stock is tied to BTC, it too fell over 6%.<\/p>\n
As of right now, the 105,085 BTC that Microstrategy holds is worth more than $3 billion. The software company acquired them at an average price of $26,080 per coin including fees and other expenses.<\/p>\n
Microstrategy had to take debt offerings<\/a> so that the firm could pick up more coins, and they seem to have doubled down even more on their Bitcoin pursuits after the $489 million buy today.<\/p>\n Regarding their BTC business, Saylor says<\/a>:<\/p>\n We rotated our shareholder base and transformed ourselves into a company that\u2019s able to sell enterprise software and to acquire and hold bitcoin, and we\u2019ve done it successfully with leverage.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The software developer has also decided to sell more stock worth $1 billion<\/a> so that they can fund more Bitcoin purchases<\/p>\n All these purchases have been a big benefit for the company as the year-on-year revenue jumped to 10%. Saylor says:<\/p>\n That has increased the power of the brand by a factor of 100. We just had our best software quarter … in the last 10 years last quarter<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Related Reading | MicroStrategy Receives Over $1.5B In Orders For $500M Notes To Fund Bitcoin Purchases<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Microstrategy has also seen the benefit in terms of stock value. In August last year, when they first started buying BTC, their stock price was around $120. Today, it is $580, a sharp increase of over 400%.<\/p>\n The bitcoin business is driving shareholder returns. I think the employees are happy. The shareholders are happy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n BTC<\/a> is down to $32,195 today. This value is 19% down compared to last week. While over the entire month, its down slightly less, around 15%.<\/p>\n Here is a chart that showcases the current trend:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It looks like the market is bearish right now, and it’s unclear when it would change for the better.<\/p>\n China’s crackdowns on crypto seem to be having a major effect on the price of BTC so the future of the market probably depends on that as well. Right now, China doesn’t seem to be slowing down.<\/p>\nBitcoin Price<\/h2>\n
BTC shows a downward trend, again | Source: BTCUSD on TradingView<\/a><\/pre>\n