MicroStrategy Buys a Further 1,020 Bitcoin
01/06/2025 20:42
MicroStrategy Purchases More Bitcoin, Adding to Holdings for 9th Consecutive Week.
MicroStrategy Buys 1,070 BTC, Plans to Raise Up to $2B Through Preferred Stock Offering
MicroStrategy Purchases More Bitcoin, Adding to Holdings for 9th Consecutive Week.
Updated Jan 6, 2025, 1:41 p.m. UTCPublished Jan 6, 2025, 1:10 p.m. UTC
What to know:
- MicroStrategy has increased its bitcoin holdings for the ninth consecutive week.
- The latest bitcoin purchase was funded through share sales under the company's at-the-market (ATM) program.
- MicroStrategy announced it would be raising up to $2 billion via a preferred stock offering to acquire more bitcoin.
Disclaimer: The analyst who wrote this piece owns shares of MicroStrategy (MSTR).MicroStrategy (MSTR) has increased its bitcoin (BTC) holdings for the ninth consecutive week.
MicroStrategy holds more bitcoin than any other publicly traded company. In the week ending Jan. 5, MicroStrategy purchased a further 1,020 BTC for $101 million, bringing its total bitcoin holdings to 447,470 BTC.
It wouldn't be a Sunday without Executive Chairman Michael Saylor teasing the announcement in a post on X. The average purchase price of the bitcoin was $94,004, which raised the average price to $62,503.
The share price recovered on Friday with a 13% gain after an almost 50% drop from the Nov. 21 high of $543, while the stock is trading around $353 — 2% higher — in pre-market trading.
In addition, MicroStrategy announced it would be raising up to $2 billion via a preferred stock offering. This $2 billion offering sits separately to the 21/21 plan of $21 billion in equity and $21 billion in fixed income.
Preferred stock takes precedence over Class A common stock. In the filing, some features include convertibility to Class A common stock, payment of cash dividends and provisions allowing for the redemption of shares. The perpetual preferred stock and price offering terms have yet to be determined, while the offering is expected to occur in Q1 2025. The purpose of the offering is for MicroStrategy to acquire more bitcoin.
James Van Straten
As the senior analyst at CoinDesk, specializing in Bitcoin and the macro environment. Previously, working as a research analyst at Saidler & Co., a Swiss hedge fund, introduced to on-chain analytics. James specializes in daily monitoring of ETFs, spot, futures volumes, and flows to understand how Bitcoin interacts within the financial system. James holds more than $1,000 worth of bitcoin, MicroStrategy (MSTR) and Semler Scientific (SMLR).
