{"id":492399,"date":"2022-06-07T23:00:22","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T23:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=492399"},"modified":"2024-06-11T12:26:35","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T12:26:35","slug":"a-look-inside-microstrategys-2-4-billion-loan-used-to-buy-bitcoin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/a-look-inside-microstrategys-2-4-billion-loan-used-to-buy-bitcoin\/","title":{"rendered":"A Look Inside MicroStrategy\u2019s $2.4 Billion Loan Used To Buy Bitcoin"},"content":{"rendered":"
Software firm MicroStrategy has cemented its position as a major Bitcoin player with its numerous large purchases. The company which is valued at $1 billion had put a significant portion of its own funds into buying BTC but the majority of the money used to purchase all of the bitcoin had been from loans<\/a>. These loans which include convertible notes, senior secured loans, and bitcoin-backed loans account for $2.4 billion of its $3.97 billion BTC purchases.<\/p>\n MicroStrategy had used convertible notes to fund a good portion of its bitcoin holdings. These notes are converted into stock of the company when they mature. So basically, they are a payment towards future stock ownership of the software company. The convertible notes make up $1.75 billion which are pegged at a 0% to 0.75% interest rate. Making up by far the largest part of the loans MicroStrategy has taken out to buy bitcoin.<\/p>\n The other loans are much lesser compared to the convertible notes. An example is the senior secure loans. Data shows that MicroStrategy had only taken $500 million in these senior secured loans to purchase bitcoin. These, however, carry a higher interest rate at 6.1%.<\/p>\n Related Reading |\u00a0Bullish: Bitcoin Marks First Green Weekly Close After Two Months In The Red<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Lastly, MicroStrategy had also secured bitcoin-backed loans. These loans were first-of-its-kind loans when they were taken out by the software company. The $205 million was also used to purchase more BTC with an interest rate of around 4%.<\/p>\n The Bitcoin-backed loan carries the possibility of a potential margin call, as noted by the CFO. However, this is only possible if the price of BTC were to drop significantly from this point to $21,000 and below. Given current prices, there is still a long way to go before this becomes an issue. Nevertheless, the possibility of this has sparked fear in investors and MicroStrategy\u2019s stock price has taken a hit in the last couple of weeks.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n CEO Michael Saylor has assured investors to not worry<\/a> about this though as the company has more than enough BTC to serve as collateral for its bitcoin-backed loans were prices to ever fall this low.<\/p>\n MicroStrategy remains the public company with the largest bitcoin holdings in the world with more than 129,000 BTC to its name. The total entry price of the BTC is $3.97 billion and at current prices, the software company is losing money as its 129,218 BTC is valued at $3.87 billion.<\/p>\nHow The Loans Look<\/h2>\n
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MicroStrategy\u2019s Bitcoin Holdings<\/h2>\n