November 19, 2024 01:47 GMT
GLOBAL MACRO: MicroStrategy Purchaes Over $4b Of Bitcoin The Past Week
GLOBAL MACRO
MicroStrategy (MSTR) purchased a record $4.6b worth of Bitcoin between Nov 11 to 17, adding 51,780 tokens and bringing its total holdings to 331,200 Bitcoin, valued at approximately $30b. The company, now the largest institutional Bitcoin holder, financed its purchases through share and convertible debt sales, including a $1.75b note offering announced Monday. Investors have embraced this strategy, with MicroStrategy's stock surging over 400% ytd, making it one of the top-performing stocks in 2024.
- BTC rose 14% during the time at which MSTR was purchasing bitcoin, with 12% of that occurring on the 11th.
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