MicroStrategy has proposed a new Bitcoin-based strategy for combatting online spam – though Bitcoiners are skeptical as to whether it’s a good idea. During the annual MicroStrategy World conference on Wednesday, the company’s executive chairman Michael Saylor unveiled “MicroStrategy Orange” – an open-source decentralized identity solution built on Bitcoin. What is MicroStrategy Orange? MicroStrategy described their technology as an “enterprise-grade platform for implementing...
Read More »Japanese Metaplanet’s Purchase of Bitcoin Worth $6.25M Signals Growing Corporate Adoption
CoinspeakerJapanese Metaplanet’s Purchase of Bitcoin Worth $6.25M Signals Growing Corporate Adoption This substantial investment in the digital asset is about 30% of the company’s current market capitalization. Japanese Metaplanet’s Purchase of Bitcoin Worth $6.25M Signals Growing Corporate Adoption
Read More »MicroStrategy Founder Michael Saylor Nets $370M From MSTR Sales
MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor has sold up to 370,000 shares of his brainchild over the past four months. This follows his entry into a stock-sale agreement with the company last year. Under the agreement, he has the authorization to unload up to 400,000 shares until April of this year. Saylor to Offload 400,000 Shares Michael Saylor has successfully cashed in 370,000 shares, totaling about $372.7 million in value, from this year’s stock sales. This accounts for over...
Read More »South Korea’s Opposition Party Wins Parliamentary Vote, What It Means for Bitcoin and Crypto Markets
CoinspeakerSouth Korea’s Opposition Party Wins Parliamentary Vote, What It Means for Bitcoin and Crypto Markets South Korea’s Democratic Party (DPK) and smaller opposition parties managed to win a total of 192 of 300 parliamentary seats, thus almost outshadowing the current president. South Korea’s Opposition Party Wins Parliamentary Vote, What It Means for Bitcoin and Crypto Markets
Read More »MicroStrategy’s Bold Bitcoin Bet Pays Off as Short Sellers Face $2B Loss
CoinspeakerMicroStrategy’s Bold Bitcoin Bet Pays Off as Short Sellers Face $2B Loss MicroStrategy's MSTR performed even better than the price of BTC itself, soaring 180% year-to-date. MicroStrategy’s Bold Bitcoin Bet Pays Off as Short Sellers Face $2B Loss
Read More »Metaplanet’s BTC Acquisition Causes Shares to Soar
CoinspeakerMetaplanet’s BTC Acquisition Causes Shares to Soar By buying Bitcoin, Metaplanet now joins a long line of publicly listed companies using BTC to maximize shareholder value. Metaplanet’s BTC Acquisition Causes Shares to Soar
Read More »MicroStrategy 2.0? This Public Company Just Went All-In On Bitcoin
Following in the footsteps of Michael Saylor, yet another publicly traded company has decided to make Bitcoin its savings vehicle of choice. Metaplanet, an investment and consulting company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, announced on Monday that it has purchased 1 billion JPY ($6.5 million USD) worth of Bitcoin for its corporate treasury. Metaplanet’s Bitcoin Strategy Per a company tweet, Metaplanet has chosen to “embrace Bitcoin as the core treasury asset of the...
Read More »MicroStrategy Shares Trading at an ‘Unjustifiable Premium’ to Bitcoin: Report
Kerrisdale Capital has argued in a recent report that MicroStrategy’s shares have become overvalued. “We are long Bitcoin and short shares of MicroStrategy, a proxy for Bitcoin which trades at an unjustifiable premium to the digital asset that drives its value,” the company stated. MicroStrategy’s shares witnessed a notable 14% decline on Thursday following the disclosure. Unjustifiable Premium The firm argued that the premium at which MicroStrategy’s shares are trading,...
Read More »MicroStrategy: Die Bitcoin-Aktie?
Ok, Bitcoin hat keine eigene Aktie. Aber Michael Saylor, der CEO der Software-Firma MicroStrategy, ist ein grosser Bitcoin-Enthusiast und Förderer und hat auch einen beachtlichen Teil der Firmengelder von MicroStrategy in Bitcoin investiert. Wer Bitcoin liebt und in Aktien investiert, sollte sich MicroStrategie einmal genauer anschauen. Die Aktien gibt es u.a. bei Bitpanda zu kaufen. Man braucht dort lediglich einen verifizierten Account. MicroStrategy: Ein führender Akteur im Bereich...
Read More »Is MicroStrategy (MSTR) A Better Investment Than Bitcoin? Experts Debate
Crypto industry veterans and investors are debating whether Bitcoin (BTC) or MicroStrategy (MSTR) is a better buy following several weeks of stellar performance for both assets. Since the start of the year, Bitcoin has rallied 54% on the back of massive demand for newly launched Bitcoin ETFs, whose shares have appreciated at the same rate as the underlying coin. MicroStrategy, however – the company owned by Bitcoin billionaire Michael Saylor – has risen 155% in that same...
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