{"id":479742,"date":"2021-12-24T23:00:16","date_gmt":"2021-12-24T23:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/?p=479742"},"modified":"2024-06-11T13:17:49","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T13:17:49","slug":"by-the-numbers-heres-how-much-bitcoin-michael-saylor-holds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/news\/by-the-numbers-heres-how-much-bitcoin-michael-saylor-holds\/","title":{"rendered":"By The Numbers: Here\u2019s How Much Bitcoin Michael Saylor Holds"},"content":{"rendered":"
Michael Saylor is one of the most vocal supporters of bitcoin and is CEO of MicroStrategy, the company with the largest bitcoin holdings in the world. The CEO has always been a big proponent of the digital asset, taking both a personal and professional stake in the asset.<\/p>\n
Saylor had revealed in 2020 that he holds over 17,000 BTC. At this time, bitcoin was still trading below $30,000 and Saylor had said that he got all of his holdings for an average of $9,882. Bitcoin has since grown over 100% since the CEO made his big reveal, pushing the value of Saylor\u2019s holdings to almost $1 billion.<\/p>\n
Related Reading |\u00a0December Turns Red For Bitcoin As Market-Wide Sell-Offs Continue<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Michael Saylor told The Information that he does not believe that anyone should sell any of their bitcoin and that he has actually never sold any of his bitcoin. In his 2020 reveal<\/a>, he said that he held a total of $17,732 BTC, all of which he had purchased before his company MicroStrategy, had purchased its first bitcoin. At an average trading price of $13,900, Saylor\u2019s holdings were worth a little over $246 million.<\/p>\n \u201cSome have asked how much #BTC I own. I personally #hodl 17,732 BTC which I bought at $9,882 each on average. I informed MicroStrategy of these holdings before the company decided to buy #bitcoin for itself.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Bitcoin is now trading significantly higher than it was when Saylor had made his big reveal, growing as high as $69k at his peak. Presently, the price of BTC is revolving around $48,000. At this present value, the CEO\u2019s bitcoin holdings are now worth over $850 million.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n He intends to continue holding these coins as he believes that bitcoin is headed for $6 million apiece. This means that the CEO still expects the cryptocurrency to grow another 12,000% from its current value.<\/p>\n MicroStrategy boasts the largest bitcoin holdings of any public company<\/a>. The company had begun accumulating bitcoin in 2019 and has since garnered 122,478 as of its last purchase, bringing the total value of its holdings to over $6.1 billion. All of its BTC were purchased at an average price of $29,861, putting the company firmly in profit at the current value of the asset.<\/p>\nHow Much Is Saylor\u2019s BTC Worth?<\/h2>\n
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