{"id":49341,"date":"2021-09-13T15:16:35","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T12:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=49341"},"modified":"2025-09-02T12:13:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T09:13:54","slug":"microstrategy-buys-an-additional-5050-btc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/microstrategy-buys-an-additional-5050-btc\/","title":{"rendered":"MicroStrategy buys an additional 5,050 BTC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MicroStrategy, a provider of analytics software, has purchased an additional 5,050 BTC for about $242.9 million. This was disclosed by the company\u2019s chief, Michael Saylor.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MicroStrategy has purchased an additional 5,050 bitcoins for ~$242.9 million in cash at an average price of ~$48,099 per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bitcoin?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bitcoin<\/a>. As of 9\/12\/21 we <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/hodl?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#hodl<\/a> ~114,042 bitcoins acquired for ~$3.16 billion at an average price of ~$27,713 per bitcoin. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24MSTR&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$MSTR<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2ESbTy6ad7\">https:\/\/t.co\/2ESbTy6ad7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Saylor\u26a1\ufe0f (@michael_saylor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michael_saylor\/status\/1437386724443926535?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The average purchase price was $48,099 per coin. As of September 12, MicroStrategy owns 114,042 BTC \u2014 having spent about $3.16 billion, based on an average purchase price of $27,713 per bitcoin.<\/p>\n<p>In August 2020, MicroStrategy became the first among public companies <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/microstrategy-becomes-the-first-nasdaq-listed-company-to-invest-part-of-its-capital-in-bitcoin\">invested a portion of its own capital<\/a> ($250 million) in Bitcoin. Later the company&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/microstrategy-bets-another-175-million-on-bitcoin\">board<\/a> approved a policy to increase investments in digital gold using cash reserves.<\/p>\n<p>In the United States, such investments were pursued by <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/square-invests-a-further-170-million-in-bitcoin\">Square \u0414\u0436\u0435\u043a\u0430 \u0414\u043e\u0440\u0441\u0438<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/elon-musks-tesla-invested-1-5-billion-in-bitcoin-the-assets-price-rose-to-44800\">Tesla \u0418\u043b\u043e\u043d\u0430 \u041c\u0430\u0441\u043a\u0430<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In December, MicroStrategy placed convertible bonds <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/microstrategy-raises-650-million-for-bitcoin-purchase\"> for $650 million <\/a> to buy Bitcoin.<\/p>\n<p>In February, the software provider <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/microstrategy-raises-more-than-1-billion-in-debt-financing-to-buy-bitcoin\">issued debt securities<\/a> for more than $1 billion <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/microstrategy-buys-more-bitcoin-for-1-026-billion\"> and<\/a> again invested the raised funds in cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n<p>In March, MicroStrategy purchased <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/microstrategy-invests-another-15-million-in-bitcoin\">328 BTC<\/a>, around <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/microstrategy-buys-another-205-btc-at-a-price-below-50000\">205 BTC<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/microstrategy-buys-additional-bitcoin-for-15-million\">262 BTC<\/a>. For $15 million the firm invested in digital gold <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/microstrategy-makes-a-further-15-million-investment-in-bitcoin\">in April<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/microstrategy-adds-15-million-to-bitcoin-holdings\">May<\/a>. Later the company bought <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/microstrategy-invests-10-million-in-bitcoin\">229 BTC for $10 million<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In June the organization <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/microstrategy-buys-13005-more-btc\">invested another $489 million<\/a> in the primary cryptocurrency, buying 13,005 BTC, and in August \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/microstrategy-buys-an-additional-177m-worth-of-bitcoin\">additional $177 million<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Saylor said that Bitcoin <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/michael-saylor-likens-bitcoin-to-an-asset-you-never-part-with\">has the potential to become an &#8216;asset of the future&#8217;<\/a>, to be owned by everyone\u2014from small investors to large technology companies and governments.<\/p>\n<p>Follow ForkLog news on <a href=\"https:\/\/vk.com\/forklogcom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">VK<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MicroStrategy, a provider of analytics software, has purchased an additional 5,050 BTC for about $242.9 million. 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