MicroStrategy Invests Another $2.1 Billion In Bitcoin
MicroStrategy, the business intelligence company led by co-founder and chairman Michael Saylor, is making headlines again with the announcement of a $2.1 billion acquisition of Bitcoin (BTC).
Interestingly, this is fifth Monday in a row The Tysons Corner, Virginia-based company announced a major acquisition of the market-leading cryptocurrency, signaling confidence in BTC’s prospects and price appreciation.
Microstrategy’s Bitcoin reserves surpass Nvidia’s
according to a Archive MicroStrategy worked with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to purchase 21,550 Bitcoin tokens between December 2 and 8, at an average price of $98,783 per token.
Thaler and his company have amassed more than $41 billion worth of Bitcoin over the past four years, and his move is part of an effort to change the software company’s survival strategy.
Saylor said in October it would fund $42 billion over three years through a variety of ways market stock sales and convertible debt offers, supporting the company’s BTC acquisition strategy.
MicroStrategy’s pace of accumulating Bitcoin has accelerated significantly in the month since Donald Trump was elected on November 5; it took almost a year to accumulate its first 100,000 tokens but only two The number of weeks increased holding From 300,000 to 400,000.
This massive Bitcoin hoard is now worth more than the cash hoards of computer giant Nvidia Corp. and nearly every non-financial company listed on the S&P 500.
Liquidity and credit issues
Despite the promising outlook for BTC, researchers believe MicroStrategy’s approach is not without risks. The company has purchased Bitcoin at a premium to the market average price in four of the past five weeks. average market priceraising questions about the long-term viability of the approach.
The company’s stock, MSTR, is up more than 500% this year, sparking significant investor interest, and hedge funds have begun taking advantage of Bitcoin’s volatility by buying its notes using market-neutral arbitrage methods. However, analysts warn that continued reliance on Bitcoin could be risky.
Min Jung, a research analyst at Presto Research, noted that while rising BTC prices create a positive feedback loop (in which higher stock prices allow more funds to be raised for further purchases of Bitcoin), this cycle is largely dependent on the cryptocurrency of rise. “If the market turns, the consequences could be severe,” Jung Tell Bloomberg.
A sharp drop in Bitcoin’s market capitalization could jeopardize the company’s financial viability, raising liquidity and credit concerns. The company’s revenue opportunities will be limited outside of its primary market for enterprise analytics software.
Gracy Chen, CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Bitget, expressed these concerns, noting that falling Bitcoin prices could jeopardize MicroStrategy’s ability to manage its rising price. debt level.
“The company’s large holdings of Bitcoin pose market concentration risk,” Chen explained. “A massive sell-off could lead to significant price swings, affecting not just Bitcoin but the broader cryptocurrency ecosystem.”
As of this writing, BTC is trading at $97,700, down 3% in the past 24 hours.
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