{"id":31193,"date":"2022-06-29T10:53:30","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T14:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=31193"},"modified":"2022-06-29T10:53:34","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T14:53:34","slug":"microstrategy-add-480-btc-to-its-treasury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/microstrategy-add-480-btc-to-its-treasury\/","title":{"rendered":"MicroStrategy add 480 BTC to its treasury"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-following-the-purchase-of-480-btc-by-microstrategy-the-business-intelligence-firm-has-increased-bitcoin-holdings-to-129-699-btc-at-an-average-price-of-30-644-in-spite-of-the-crypto-bear-market\">Following the purchase of 480 BTC by MicroStrategy, the business intelligence firm has increased Bitcoin holdings to 129,699 BTC at an average price of $30,644, in spite of the <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/nft-trading-volume-rises-amid-crypto-bear-market.html\">crypto bear market<\/a>.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"786\" height=\"389\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-230.png\" alt=\"MicroStrategy add 480 BTC to its treasury\" class=\"wp-image-31195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-230.png 786w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-230-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-230-768x380.png 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-230-150x74.png 150w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-230-750x371.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" \/><figcaption>MicroStrategy add 480 BTC to its treasury<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In spite of recent setbacks, business analytics company MicroStrategy has increased its holdings of Bitcoin (BTC), reiterating CEO Michael Saylor's strong perspective on the digital asset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Microstrategy revealed that it had purchased an additional 480 BTC at an average cost of about $20,817 in a Form 8-K filing with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=MicroStrategy+add+480+BTC+to+its+treasury&rlz=1C1SQJL_enNG889NG889&oq=MicroStrategy+add+480+BTC+to+its+treasury&aqs=chrome..69i57.474j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Securities and Exchange Commission<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g id=\"wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\" fill=\"none\" clip-path=\"url(#clip0_31_188)\">\r\n                            <path d=\"M9.16724 14.8891L20.1672 3.88908\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M13.4497 3.53554L20.5208 3.53554L20.5208 10.6066\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M17.5 13.5L17.5 16.26C17.5 17.4179 17.5 17.9968 17.2675 18.4359C17.0799 18.7902 16.7902 19.0799 16.4359 19.2675C15.9968 19.5 15.4179 19.5 14.26 19.5L7.74 19.5C6.58213 19.5 6.0032 19.5 5.56414 19.2675C5.20983 19.0799 4.92007 18.7902 4.73247 18.4359C4.5 17.9968 4.5 17.4179 4.5 16.26L4.5 9.74C4.5 8.58213 4.5 8.0032 4.73247 7.56414C4.92007 7.20983 5.20982 6.92007 5.56414 6.73247C6.0032 6.5 6.58213 6.5 7.74 6.5L11 6.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                        <defs>\r\n                            <clipPath id=\"clip0_31_188\">\r\n                                <rect fill=\"white\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"\/>\r\n                            <\/clipPath>\r\n                        <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a> (SEC) of the United States. $10 million in cash was used for the entire acquisition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The greatest corporate Bitcoin holder, MicroStrategy now possesses 129,699 BTC as a result of the acquisition. Its holdings are worth approximately $3.98 billion in total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MicroStrategy has purchased an additional 480 bitcoins for ~$10.0 million at an average price of ~$20,817 per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bitcoin?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#bitcoin<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a>. As of 6\/28\/22 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MicroStrategy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@MicroStrategy<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a> holds ~129,699 bitcoins acquired for ~$3.98 billion at an average price of ~$30,664 per bitcoin. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24MSTR&src=ctag&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$MSTR<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/leQYTXn817\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/leQYTXn817<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/p>&mdash; Michael Saylor (@saylor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/saylor\/status\/1542117682207678465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 29, 2022<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>During a time of tremendous market volatility, the business intelligence company is buying up Bitcoin. The price of <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/bch-loses-98-percent-of-its-value-compared-to-bitcoin.html\">Bitcoin <\/a>temporarily fell below $20,000 on Wednesday, which is more than $10,000 less than the typical acquisition price of the business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to information from Bitcoin Treasuries, the corporation presently has a net unrealized loss of close to $1.4 billion on its BTC holdings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The CEO of the Microstrategy, <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/bitcoin-and-lightning-network-can-protect-defi-michael-saylor.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Michael Saylor<\/a>, is still optimistic about the long-term potential of Bitcoin. He informed his 2.5 million Twitter followers earlier this month that the company intends to &#8220;HODL through hardship&#8221; and has no plans to sell its shares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The positive statement came amid concerns that the business ran the possibility of receiving a margin call if the price of Bitcoin dropped below $21,000. Saylor claims that the rumor about the margin call is &#8220;nothing to worry about.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$119.3 million in revenue was reported for the first quarter by MicroStrategy. The quarter's gross profit was $93.6 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the purchase of 480 BTC by MicroStrategy, the business intelligence firm has increased Bitcoin holdings to 129,699 BTC at an average price of $30,644, in spite of the crypto bear market. In spite of recent setbacks, business analytics company MicroStrategy has increased its holdings of Bitcoin (BTC), reiterating CEO Michael Saylor&#8217;s strong perspective on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":31195,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[149,539],"class_list":["post-31193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-btc","tag-microstrategy"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-230.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31193"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31193\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}