MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin Holdings Surpass $1 Billion in Unrealized Gains

MicroStrategy, a leading business software company, has made headlines with its massive investment in bitcoin (BTC). The company, steered by Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, a vocal supporter of bitcoin, has accumulated over 158,000 bitcoins. This strategic move has now resulted in unrealized gains exceeding $1.1 billion, a significant milestone marking a 25% increase over their total investment.

As bitcoin’s price recently soared, crossing the $37,000 threshold for the first time since May 2022, MicroStrategy’s bitcoin holdings reached an impressive value of $5.7 billion. This remarkable growth in value is a testament to the company’s investment acumen and the rising appeal of bitcoin as an investment asset.

MicroStrategy’s journey to becoming the largest public holder of bitcoin involved channeling company funds and proceeds from bond sales into the cryptocurrency over three years. The company’s total investment in bitcoin amounts to $4.6 billion, as per Bitcoin Treasuries data. This figure notably surpasses the investments of other institutional holders like bitcoin miner Marathon Digital. At the beginning of the year, the business had sold some of its bitcoin, however this was solely for tax purposes and not driven by loss of faith, Saylor said at the time.

The company’s most recent bitcoin acquisition occurred in the weeks leading up to September 24, with a purchase of 5,445 bitcoins at an average price of $27,053 each. The ongoing optimism surrounding the potential approval of bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by U.S. regulators has further fueled the surge in bitcoin’s value, attracting more investment into the leading cryptocurrency.

Last week, the world’s most famous bitcoin-bull said that “you can really never have enough bitcoin.”