MicroStrategy Buys $177M Bitcoin as the Company Now Holds $2.34B in Crypto
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MicroStrategy has announced the purchase of 3,907 bitcoins for $177 million at an average price of $45,294
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The CEO of the company Michael Saylor announced this on Tuesday, disclosing that the company now holds 109,000 BTC
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The company has so far made a profit of $2.34 billion on its Bitcoin investment as its total holding is worth $5.26 billion
Bitcoin enthusiast Michael Saylor has announced that his company Microstrategy has purchased 3,907 bitcoins.
The company purchased the coins at an average price of $45,294 per BTC.
Saylor disclosed that as of Monday, the company owns 109,000 BTC purchased for $2.918 billion.
The company’s Bitcoin holdings are now worth nearly $5.26 billion with a profit of $2.34 billion.
MicroStrategy has been clear on its objectives, tunnelling a huge part of its capital into the flagship cryptocurrency.
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The company has benefitted greatly from this investment as the market cap surged to $6.77 billion.
MicroStrategy is believed to be among the entities with the largest holding of the world’s number one cryptocurrency which is trading at $47,000.
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