{"id":456847,"date":"2021-02-16T14:02:53","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T14:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=456847"},"modified":"2024-06-11T14:13:23","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T14:13:23","slug":"bitcoin-blasts-past-50000-as-microstrategy-plans-600m-capital-injection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/bitcoin-blasts-past-50000-as-microstrategy-plans-600m-capital-injection\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Blasts Past $50,000 as MicroStrategy Plans $600M Capital Injection"},"content":{"rendered":"
Bitcoin briefly surged above $50,000<\/a> on Tuesday after MicroStrategy announced that it would offer $600 million worth of convertible senior unsecured notes expiring on February 15, 2027, to purchase more of the flagship cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n “MicroStrategy also expects to grant to the initial purchasers of the notes an option to purchase, within a 13-day period beginning on, and including, the date on which the notes are first issued, up to an additional $90 million aggregate principal amount of the notes,” the Nasdaq-listed software firm further added<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n In retrospect, senior convertible notes are securities that represent loans\/investments in an underlying asset. MicroStrategy has projected Bitcoin as a de-facto asset while allowing investors to convert the bonds into the company’s shares. Meanwhile, holding onto them would earn investors an annual yield, determinable at the time of the offering’s pricing.<\/p>\n The announcement helped push the Bitcoin price above $50,000 for the first time in its lifetime. As of 0730 New York time, the BTC\/USD exchange rate had established a record high of $50,645. Nevertheless, a stronger profit-taking sentiment near the local top ensued an immediate correction downward.<\/p>\n