Breaking: MicroStrategy Buys More Than 1,000 BTC as Benchmark Announces Massive Price Target

01/06/2025 20:14
Breaking: MicroStrategy Buys More Than 1,000 BTC as Benchmark Announces Massive Price Target

MicroStrategy keeps extending its weekly Bitcoin buying streak, but its purchases are getting smaller

MicroStrategy keeps extending its weekly Bitcoin buying streak, but its purchases are getting smaller

Breaking: MicroStrategy Buys More Than 1,000 BTC as Benchmark Announces Massive Price Target

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Virginia-based business intelligence firm MicroStrategy has bought an additional 1,070 BTC for $101 million, according to a recent regulatory filing

This is the ninth consecutive weekly purchase announced by Bitcoin's leading corporate holder. 

MicroStrategy now won a staggering 447,470 BTC. The gargantuan Bitcoin fortune is currently valued at roughly $44.3 billion. This is more than the GDP of such countries as Nepal, El Salvador, and Cyrpus.  

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The company's shares are currently up nearly 4% in pre-market trading. 

This comes after Benchmark recently increased its MSTR price target to $650.

Bitcoin is currently trading at $98,894 after coming close to reclaiming the much-coveted $100,000 level earlier today.  

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