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Metaplanet Continues $5.4B Bitcoin Buying Plan as Holdings Pass 8,000 BTC

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The cryptocurrency market has experienced a stark increase in prominence throughout the year so far. Not only is favorable regulation on the horizon, but institutional buying has reached an all-time high. That has been ever-present in Metaplanet, as the company has continued its $5.4 billion Bitcoin buying plan, with its holdings officially surpassing 8,000 BTC. The company has officially launched the largest-ever equity raise completely dedicated to Bitcoin in Asia. Indeed, the decision follows the company’s highly successful 210 million plan, according to CEO Simon Gerovich. Conversely, the funds are set to be raised through 555 million moving strike warrant shares. Metaplanet has launched Asia’s largest-ever equity raise dedicated to Bitcoin: ¥770.9 billion (~$5.4B) capital raise 555 million shares via moving strike warrants First in Japan: issued at a premium to market — enabled by Metaplanet’s high volatility and deep liquidity… pic.twitter.com/UlXHneyDzo — Simon Gerovich ...

Strategy Doubles Bitcoin Buying Plan To $84 Billion Despite Record First-Quarter Loss

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Strategy said it will double its capital raising plan to $84 billion to buy more Bitcoin, even after posting a record $4.2 billion loss in the first quarter. In a May 1 earnings call , the Bitcoin buying company, previously known as MicroStrategy, reported revenues of $111.1 million for the first quarter, down 3.6% from the same quarter last year and well short of the 5% Wall Street analysts had forecast. Strategy’s net loss of $4.2 billion, caused by an accounting revision that shows the firm’s Bitcoin holdings valued at market prices,  was around $16.49 per diluted share, far above analysts’ anticipated 11 cents per share loss. Strategy Doubles Capital Raising Plan To Buy More Bitcoin Despite the drop in revenue and the first-quarter loss, Strategy reported a year-to-date (YTD) yield of 13.7% on its BTC holdings. The company said that its YTD yields for its Bitcoin stockpile equates to a gain of more than 61,000 BTC valued at around $5.8 billion.  Bi...

Bitcoin: MicroStrategy to Raise $1.75B For BTC Purchase

Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy has announced a new plan to raise $1.75 billion to buy more Bitcoin and further increase its BTC holdings. Earlier today, MicroStrategy purchased another $4.6 billion in Bitcoin, continuing the strategy that has served them well of late. In the past month, Bitcoin has surged to new all-time highs and is on the path to a $100k per coin value. JUST IN: Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy to raise $1.75 billion to purchase more #Bitcoin. — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) November 18, 2024 In a Monday press release, MicroStrategy announced that it intends to offer, subject to market conditions and other factors, $1.75 billion aggregate principal amount of its 0% convertible senior notes due 2029 in a private offering to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. MicroStrategy also expects to grant to the initial purchasers of the notes an option to purchase, within 3 days beginning ...

Bitcoin: Here's What Elon Musk's Tesla Is Doing With Its BTC

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Elon Musk’s Tesla is one of the largest Bitcoin (BTC) holders. According to Arkham, the company owns more than $770 million worth of coins. Tesla recently moved all of its holdings from its public wallet via several transactions, causing a stir in the market. Also Read: Tesla Q3 Earnings To Make TSLA A Magnificent 7 Stock? Market participants may have been worried about Tesla’s BTC movements, with some believing that the company would sell ahead of its quarterly earnings report on Wednesday. According to a recent X post by Arkham, the company may have been rotating its wallets, and the firm still owns the coins. 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: 𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗟𝗔 𝗕𝗜𝗧𝗖𝗢𝗜𝗡 𝗪𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗦 We believe that the Tesla wallet movements that we reported on last week were wallet rotations with the Bitcoin still owned by Tesla. Tesla moved their entire balance of 11,509 BTC ($776.9M) to new wallets. pic.twitter.com/aWeHrwjo22 — Arkham (@ArkhamIntel) October 22, 2024 Did The Movements by Elon Musk...

Michael Saylor’s bet on Bitcoin paying off, his BTC holdings now valued at $1B

Michael Saylor personally holds $1 billion in Bitcoin, owning 17,732 BTC. MicroStrategy holds 226,500 BTC, valued at over $12 billion, with a $37,000 average cost. Saylor views Bitcoin as a superior, secure asset and advocates continuous investment. In a recent interview on Bloomberg Television, Michael Saylor, the Chairman of MicroStrategy, revealed he holds Bitcoin worth approximately $1 billion. This makes him one of the most prominent BTC holders in the world, joining the ranks of figures such as Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao, the Winklevoss Twins, and Satoshi Nakamoto. Michael Saylor has not sold any of his BTC holdings Saylor’s endorsement of Bitcoin as a capital investment asset is both passionate and unwavering. In his discussion with Bloomberg’s Sonali Basak on August 7, Saylor confirmed that he possesses a significant personal stack of Bitcoin, which he first disclosed four years ago. At that time, he announced owning 17,732 BTC, a f...