MicroStrategy persists in its Bitcoin acquisitions, now holding approximately $39 billion in BTC just weeks after its stock price reached an all-time high.
MicroStrategy, now referred to as a “Bitcoin development company,” announced its fourth major Bitcoin purchase in four weeks.
MicroStrategy Purchases
Between November 25 and December 1, the company acquired approximately 15,400 Bitcoin for $1.5 billion.
MicroStrategy now holds 402,100 Bitcoin. At today’s price, that’s about $39 billion in the leading cryptocurrency. Bitcoin is now trading for $97,000, according to CoinGecko.
The formerly sleepy software company now securitizes Bitcoin by buying the asset and allowing investors to buy its Nasdaq-listed shares to get exposure to the cryptocurrency.
MicroStrategy co-founder and Executive Chairman Michael Saylor came up with the idea back in 2020. The company in August of that year spent $250 million on the asset.
MicroStrategy has purchased 15,400 BTC for approximately $1.5 billion at an average price of $95,976 per bitcoin, achieving a BTC yield of 38.7% quarter-to-date and 63.3% year-to-date.
As of December 2, 2024, we hold 402,100 BTC acquired for around $23.4 billion at an average price of $58,263 per bitcoin.
Saylor claims to have found the ultimate way to store value: The tech entrepreneur argues that Bitcoin is the best bet if companies want to get returns for their Shareholder, as the digital coin is scarce and appreciates more than other investments each year.
Saylor said in a March interview,
“Whoever gets the most Bitcoin wins”.
And he may have a point: MicroStrategy stock (NASDAQ: MSTR) was trading for less than $15 a share before the company started buying Bitcoin.
Today, it’s trading for $389, and surged to a new all-time high price last month. The company has beat most other firms on the S&P 500.
MicroStrategy has repeatedly bought Bitcoin since 2020, but this year accelerated its buys as the price of Bitcoin surges.
The firm recently said that it will raise $42 billion in additional funding to continue buying Bitcoin, as it has started to do recently.
