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With Bitcoin’s price on the decline, rumors have buzzed about whether MicroStrategy risks getting liquidated on its $205 million Silvergate loan. On Tuesday, company CEO Michael Saylor cleared the air on how much collateral that loan requires, and how much breathing room they have. MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin Loan As Saylor clarified over Twitter, the loan requires maintenance collateral worth $410 million to stay active – which is twice the value of the loan itself....

MicroStrategy is arguably a giant in the world of computer software, but at this stage, the company has invested so much money in bitcoin that CEO Michael Saylor says investing in his company is the equivalent of BTC spot trading. Michael Saylor Is Confident in His Company’s BTC Dealings Saylor said these words in a half serious, half joking manner. It has been said before that the company’s stock shares now correlate rather heavily with bitcoin given how much the...

Following Fidelity’s move to offer Bitcoin as part of its retirement 401(k) accounts, MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor opined that the digital asset is a perfect fit for retirement, even better than bonds. Saylor: Bitcoin is the Perfect Asset for Retirement In an interview with CNBC on Tuesday, Saylor pointed out that Bitcoin is a much better investment choice than popular traditional asset classes, including gold, stocks, and bonds. According to the MicroStrategy chief, the...

Michael Saylor – CEO of the software platform MicroStrategy – said investing in his company is almost like allocating funds in the still nonexistent in the USA – Bitcoin spot ETF. His organization is known as one of the most prominent BTC HODLers as it owns over $5.5 billion worth of the primary cryptocurrency. MicroStrategy Could Count as Bitcoin Spot ETF The long-awaited Bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund still waits to see the light of day in the United States as the SEC...

MicroStrategy is continuing to purchase more bitcoin, though its methods are beginning to garner a few raised eyebrows amongst traders and analysts alike. Not long ago, the software giant announced that it was taking out a loan for more than $200 million so it could purchase more of the world’s number one digital currency by market cap. MicroStrategy Continues Its Pursuit of Bitcoin MicroStrategy currently boasts more than $5 billion worth of the asset. At first glance,...

Michael Saylor – the CEO of software giant MicroStrategy, arguably the biggest institutional bitcoin bull around – has stated that bitcoin’s scarcity is ultimately what makes the currency the strongest asset in the world, right now. He says nothing – not even gold – can compare to bitcoin because it is the only thing that cannot be created indefinitely. Michael Saylor On Bitcoin’s Scarcity In a recent interview, Saylor described bitcoin as a “magical” asset given that...

Amid international crises and a shaky crypto market, debates rage on about what role Bitcoin actually serves as an investment. Is it digital gold, or just another risk asset? In a recent tweet, Ki Young Ju –  CEO of crypto market analytics firm CryptoQuant – weighed in on the matter. He believes that as long as institutions like MicroStrategy continue buying Bitcoin, the asset’s “digital gold” narrative continues to apply. Knowing Bitcoin’s Fundamentals Ju offered his...

MicroStrategy has already lost nearly $150 million this quarter largely because bitcoin’s price has dipped so much. MicroStrategy Stock Has Fallen Due to BTC It wouldn’t matter if bitcoin fell on its own. The problem is that the company has invested in the digital asset so much that stock shares are practically tied to the digital currency, and thus when BTC falls, the company is likely to fall with it. Chief financial officer Phong Le explained in an interview that the...

Michael Saylor – the man behind MicroStrategy, a software firm that’s made a name for itself buying bitcoin – is confident proper regulation would help the crypto space become more legitimate. He thinks the right rules will be a “catalyst” for BTC, the world’s number one digital currency by market cap. Michael Saylor Is Pro Regulation In a recent interview, Saylor said: Additional regulatory clarity from the [Biden] administration is going to benefit bitcoin and...

There are many companies out there showing a more open-minded attitude towards crypto. They are purchasing the digital asset in spades and adding it to their balance sheets. They are also potentially interested in accepting it as a form of payment. According to Jerry Klein – managing director of the investment firm Treasury Partners in New York – it’s a big mistake when firms open their hearts to BTC and other forms of crypto. Jerry Klein Doesn’t Think Companies Should...