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MicroStrategy, an Enterprise Business Intelligence (BI) platform that provides software, cloud computing, and other services to a wide array of clients, also happens to be one of the world’s largest Bitcoin holders, with approximately 140k Bitcoin in reserves. Out-competing by HODLing The decision to purchase Bitcoin in bulk was made by then-CEO Michael Saylor in 2020, citing concerns over inflation. According to him, simply HODLing BTC has given his firm an edge over rivals...

Bitcoin billionaires are back. Given how hairy 2022 was, we put out an article not too long ago talking about how badly these crypto-laden individuals were hit during the previous bear market, but at the time of writing, the world’s number one digital currency by market cap is on the verge of striking $30K per unit, and it’s largely benefited from the recent banking crisis that’s occurred. Bitcoin Billionaires Are Here Again Over the course of just seven days in late...

MicroStrategy’s massive bitcoin investment has finally generated some paper profits for the business intelligence giant after the asset spiked above $30,000 for the first time since June 2022. The firm started its accumulation spree in the summer of 2020, spending around $4.17 billion to purchase a stash of 140,000 BTC. At the moment of writing these lines, the investment is finally in the green, at least on paper. Finally in the Green Bitcoin’s recent price surge beyond the...

MicroStrategy, the Michael Saylor-founded business intelligence giant, which is also the largest corporate holder of bitcoin, made another notable purchase ($29.3 million worth of the asset). It helped the company to round up its massive BTC stash to 140,000. After several months of keeping relatively quiet when the cryptocurrency’s price was struggling below $20,000, the NASDAQ-listed firm began accumulating bitcoin in March when it bought another batch of 6,500 BTC....

MicroStrategy has bought over 6,000 more Bitcoin after fully satisfying its sizable Silvergate debt obligations. MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR) recently increased its Bitcoin (BTC) holdings following a recent Silvergate Bank (NYSE: SI) loan repayment. According to reports, the BTC-loving business intelligence firm has bought an additional 6,455 Bitcoin for $150 million. The purchase, which also translates to an average price of $23,238 per token, brings MicroStrategy’s total...

Charlie Munger hates bitcoin. He’s made that clear from the get-go. By contrast, Michael Saylor – the former CEO of MicroStrategy – loves bitcoin. Recently, the latter gave his thoughts on the former, and stated that Munger needs to spend more time with BTC so he can understand what it’s all about. Michael Saylor on Charlie Munger: He’s Not 100% Off Not long ago, Munger published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal claiming that no form of crypto could qualify as a...

The Superior Court of the District of Columbia has dismissed a civil complaint against American business intelligence company MicroStrategy, which alleged that the firm helped its co-founder Michael Saylor evade income tax payments. According to a recent filing, Saylor and MicroStrategy filed a motion to dismiss the complaint in October, and the court ruled in favor of the request on February 28. Court Dismisses Civil Complaint Against MicroStrategy Recall that in August, the...

Michael Saylor – the former CEO of MicroStrategy – is confident that despite all that’s happened over the past year or so, bitcoin is still a major safe haven for traders and investors. Michael Saylor Still Believes in BTC It’s interesting to see Saylor remain such a bull when it comes to bitcoin given how disastrous some of his BTC bets have been over the past several years. First beginning his bitcoin investments in late 2020, Saylor has continued to add the digital...

2022 was a rough year for crypto filled to the brim with failing prices and fraudulent companies. All in all, however, Michael Saylor – the previous head of MicroStrategy – feels everything that’s happened ultimately pushed the space forward in many ways. Michael Saylor on FTX: It Helped Crypto One of the big things that Saylor brought up was the collapse of FTX, which occurred in November of 2022. After several years of being the golden child of the industry and...

MicroStrategy – the famed software giant turned institutional bitcoin bull – has done something many of us thought it incapable of doing: it’s selling some of its bitcoin. MicroStrategy Sells, Then Buys, BTC MicroStrategy announced it had sold some of its BTC reserves on December 22, 2022. The company says it did so for tax purposes, but that it’s also going to use some of the proceeds to purchase additional bitcoin, suggesting that while executives are arguably trying...