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MicroStrategy Acquires Additional 5,445 BTC, Boosts Its Holdings to $4.6 Billion

MicroStrategy has made another significant purchase of 5,445 BTC, increasing its total Bitcoin holdings to 158,245 BTC, now valued at a staggering $4.6 billion.
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Colin Aulds is a founder at 10NetZero, a off-grid Bitcoin mining company. He is also the former VP and founder at Billfodl, a Bitcoin wallet backup company, as well as PrivacyPros.io, a blog dedicated to helping every day people increase their privacy online. He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from Belmont University in 2011.

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      September 25, 2023

MicroStrategy Acquires Additional 5,445 BTC, Boosts Its Holdings to $4.6 Billion

MicroStrategy, known for its voracious appetite for Bitcoin, has once again bolstered its cryptocurrency treasury.

Key Takeaways

  • MicroStrategy acquired an additional 5,445 BTC, increasing its total holdings to 158,245 BTC valued at $4.6 billion.
  • The latest acquisition was made at an average price of $27,053 per BTC, bringing down the firm's average purchase price to $29,582 per Bitcoin.
  • MicroStrategy's consistent Bitcoin purchases, even through debt financing and additional stock issuance, showcases its desire to act as a stand-in Bitcoin Spot ETF.

The firm acquired an additional 5,445 BTC, bringing its total Bitcoin holdings to 158,245 BTC, now valued at an astounding $4.6 billion(1).

Titled “A Great Buy at Any Price,” this latest purchase was made at an average price of $27,053 per BTC, aggregating to $147.3 million for this batch of Bitcoins.

This new acquisition has effectively brought down the average purchase price on the entire lot of coins they own. The revised average purchase price now stands at $29,582 per Bitcoin.

Furthermore, this purchase augments their total share of all Bitcoins from .728% to .754%.

This bold move continues to cement MicroStrategy’s narrative of acting akin to a Bitcoin Spot ETF without the legal title.

The firm’s consistent Bitcoin acquisitions, even resorting to debt financing and additional stock issuance, showcase its unwavering commitment to bolstering its Bitcoin holdings.

This strategy, although not officially an ETF, embodies a similar ethos, enabling MicroStrategy to grow its cryptocurrency treasury at a regular pace, demonstrating the firm’s robust confidence in Bitcoin’s long-term value proposition.

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  1. CNBC - MicroStrategy buys $147.3 million in bitcoin, bringing total held to $4.68 billion: CNBC Crypto World, https://www.cnbc.com/video/2023/09/25/microstrategy-buys-147point3-million-bitcoin-total-held-4point68-billion-crypto-world.html
  2. BuyBitcoinWorldWide.com - Bitcoin Treasuries, https://buybitcoinworldwide.com/treasuries/

About the Author

colin aulds

Colin Aulds is a founder at 10NetZero, an off-grid Bitcoin mining company. He is the former VP and founder at Billfodl, a Bitcoin wallet backup company, as well as PrivacyPros, a blog dedicated to helping every day people improve their privacy. He also runs the popular Unhashed Podcast. Colin holds a bachelors degree from Belmont University (BBA).