{"id":474949,"date":"2021-10-29T17:00:04","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T17:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/?p=474949"},"modified":"2024-06-11T13:59:55","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T13:59:55","slug":"microstrategy-increasing-bitcoin-bet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/news\/microstrategy-increasing-bitcoin-bet\/","title":{"rendered":"MicroStrategy Bent On Increasing Bitcoin Bet After 9,000 BTC Purchase, Says CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"
MicroStrategy has been bullish from the start evidenced by its bitcoin purchases. The firm owns over 110 bitcoins and has deepened its crypto bet at various times during the past year. The tech firm has continuously raised money at various points to purchase more BTC to add to its balance sheet and there is no sign of stopping anytime soon according to CEO Michael Saylor.<\/p>\n
Saylor has, numerous times, reiterated the company\u2019s bullish stance on BTC. The CEO himself is a bitcoin maximalist with a personal and corporate stake in the digital asset.\u00a0 <\/span>The company has so far raised almost $400 million to fund its purchases this year and has seen tremendous gains from its investment.<\/p>\n Related Reading |\u00a0Bitcoin Exchange Balances Decline To Three-Year Low Amid Rising Prices<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n MicroStrategy once again raised its bitcoin bet with its most recent purchase. In October, the company announced<\/a> that it had purchased an additional 9,000 BTC to its already impressive holdings. MicroStrategy had taken its usual route to purchase its latest lot of the digital asset, staking that the purchase was made possible by \u201csuccessfully raising capital in the quarter through our at-the-market equity offering.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The latest purchase brings MicroStrategy\u2019s BTC holdings to a total of 114,042 BTC. The company is still long on the digital asset after CEO Michael Saylor revealed during an earnings call that the company does not intend to sell any of the BTC on its balance sheet. MicroStrategy believes that the asset is one of the best long-term investments available.<\/p>\n The total value of MicroStrategy\u2019s BTC holdings now comes out to a little over $7 billion. Over half of this value has come from the gains on the bitcoins that the company has purchased over time. The carrying value for all of its holdings currently sits at $2.406 billion. MicroStrategy\u2019s market capitalization is now at $7.4 billion, thanks to its BTC holdings.<\/p>\n Despite the massive gains on its investment thus far, MicroStrategy has made no attempt to cash out the profits from the digital asset. Instead, the company plans to continue to purchase more bitcoins over time. Saylor explained this in a company statement<\/a> when laying out the tech company\u2019s intent for the future. \u201cWe will continue to evaluate opportunities to raise additional capital to execute on our Bitcoin strategy,\u201d Saylor explained.<\/p>\nMicroStrategy Buys 9,000 BTC<\/h2>\n
BTC trading above $62K | Source: BTCUSD on TradingView.com<\/a><\/pre>\n
Going All In On Bitcoin<\/h2>\n