{"id":11044,"date":"2024-02-26T16:18:13","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T14:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/microstrategy-acquires-3000-btc-for-155-million\/"},"modified":"2024-02-26T16:18:13","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T14:18:13","slug":"microstrategy-acquires-3000-btc-for-155-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/microstrategy-acquires-3000-btc-for-155-million\/","title":{"rendered":"MicroStrategy Acquires 3,000 BTC for $155 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MicroStrategy has made an additional purchase of 3,000 BTC, as announced by the company&#8217;s founder, Michael Saylor.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MicroStrategy has acquired an additional 3,000 BTC for ~$155 million at an average price of $51,813 per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bitcoin?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bitcoin<\/a>. As of 2\/25\/24, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MicroStrategy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MicroStrategy<\/a> now hodls 193,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24BTC&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$BTC<\/a> acquired for ~$6.09 billion at an average price of $31,544 per bitcoin. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24MSTR&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$MSTR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/micudbYf3P\">https:\/\/t.co\/micudbYf3P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Saylor\u26a1\ufe0f (@saylor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/saylor\/status\/1762101030336999899?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to a report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the firm purchased bitcoin between February 15 and 25 for approximately $155.4 million at an average price of $51,813.<\/p>\n<p>Saylor stated that MicroStrategy holds 193,000 BTC valued at approximately $6.09 billion, with an average price of $31,544.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing, the leading cryptocurrency is trading above $51,300. Over the past 24 hours, the asset has decreased by 0.7%, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/ru\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CoinGecko<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/BTCUSDT_2024-02-26_16-11-26-1024x726.png\" alt=\"BTCUSDT_2024-02-26_16-11-26\" class=\"wp-image-226811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/BTCUSDT_2024-02-26_16-11-26-1024x726.png 1024w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/BTCUSDT_2024-02-26_16-11-26-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/BTCUSDT_2024-02-26_16-11-26-768x545.png 768w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/BTCUSDT_2024-02-26_16-11-26.png 1207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">15-minute BTC\/USDT chart from Binance. Data: <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.tradingview.com\/symbols\/BTCUSDT\/?exchange=BINANCE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TradingView<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In October, MicroStrategy acquired 155 BTC for $5.3 million. In November, the firm purchased an additional 16,130 BTC for $593.3 million, followed by another 14,620 BTC for $615.7 million in December.<\/p>\n<p>In February 2024, the company reported acquiring 850 BTC for $37.2 million the previous month, bringing its total reserves in the leading cryptocurrency to 190,000 BTC.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Saylor stated that the firm does not intend to sell its holdings of the leading cryptocurrency in the near or long term.<\/p>\n<p>MicroStrategy <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/microstrategy-shifts-focus-to-bitcoin-development\">plans to transition<\/a> into a &#8220;developer of bitcoin and related products.&#8221; Since its inception, the company has focused on creating and supporting analytical software.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MicroStrategy has made an additional purchase of 3,000 BTC, as announced by the company&#8217;s founder, Michael Saylor. MicroStrategy has acquired an additional 3,000 BTC for ~$155 million at an average price of $51,813 per #bitcoin. As of 2\/25\/24, @MicroStrategy now hodls 193,000 $BTC acquired for ~$6.09 billion at an average price of $31,544 per bitcoin. 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