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MicroStrategy Buys 10.1K Bitcoin for $1.1B, Taking Holdings to 471,107 BTC

MicroStrategy has added to its bitcoin stash for 12 consecutive weeks.”, — write: www.coindesk.com

MicroStrategy has added to its bitcoin stash for 12 consecutive weeks. Updated Jan 27, 2025, 1:23 p.m. UTCPublished Jan 27, 2025, 12:18 p.m. UTC

Disclaimer: The analyst who wrote this piece owns shares of MicroStrategy (MSTR).

MicroStrategy (MSTR), led by Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, added to its bitcoin (BTC) holdings for a 12th straight week.

In the week ended Jan. 26, the company bought 10,107 BTC, taking its total holdings to 471,107 BTC, Saylor wrote in a post on X. The purchase, at an average price of $105,596 per bitcoin, raised MicroStrategy’s overall average purchase price to $64,511.

Saylor teased the announcement on Sunday, as he has done in recent weeks, posting: “Don’t stop thinking about tomorrow.”

On Jan. 21, MicroStrategy shareholders approved increasing the authorized number of Class A common shares to 10.3 billion from 330 million shares.

MicroStrategy also filed a mixed securities shelf registration that now includes: debt securities, preferred stock, warrants and depository shares in addition to Class A common stock.

UPDATE (Jan. 27, 13:21 UTC): Adds details on MicroStrategy’s mixed securities registration.

James Van StratenJames Van Straten is a Senior Analyst at CoinDesk, specializing in Bitcoin and its interplay with the macroeconomic environment. Previously, James worked as a Research Analyst at Saidler & Co., a Swiss hedge fund, where he developed expertise in on-chain analytics. His work focuses on monitoring flows to analyze Bitcoin’s role within the broader financial system. In addition to his professional endeavors, James serves as an advisor to Coinsilium, a UK publicly traded company, where he provides guidance on their Bitcoin treasury strategy. He also holds investments in Bitcoin, MicroStrategy (MSTR), and Semler Scientific (SMLR).

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