MicroStrategy, a major Bitcoin investor and business intelligence firm, has recently purchased an additional 5,445 BTC, further affirming its bullish stance on the cryptocurrency. The announcement was made by Michael Saylor, co-founder and executive chairman at MicroStrategy, on Monday via X (formerly Twitter). The firm acquired the latest stash of Bitcoin at an average price of $27,053 per coin, amounting to a total investment of approximately $147.3 million.
The acquisition process was carried out between August 1, 2023, and September 24, 2023, as stated in a Form 8-K filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. As of September 24, MicroStrategy and its subsidiaries held a total of approximately 158,245 bitcoins. These were procured at an average purchase price of roughly $29,582 per BTC, inclusive of fees and expenses. The aggregate purchase price for MicroStrategy's total Bitcoin holdings has amounted to $4.68 billion.
This latest investment comes amid Bitcoin's recent sideways trading around $26,000 over the past few weeks. The cryptocurrency briefly touched $28,000 on August 29 before slipping to as low as $25,000 on September 11. At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at $26,081, down 1.9% over the past 24 hours and around 4% over the past week.
MicroStrategy's commitment to Bitcoin is not new. In June 2023, the firm bought 12,333 BTC for $347 million at an average purchase price of $29,668 per BTC. Furthermore, the company reported its first profitable quarter since 2020 in Q1 2023 due to a one-time income tax benefit and managed to retain profitability in the following quarter with a net income of $22.2 million reported in early August.
This recent Bitcoin acquisition was funded using proceeds from stock sales, as MicroStrategy Inc., the largest publicly traded holder of Bitcoin, continues to expand its cryptocurrency holdings. The purchases were made as Bitcoin traded in a range of $25,000 to $30,000, marking an almost 60% increase.
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