As bitcoin breaches $100K, MicroStrategy holdings, Saylor’s wealth surge
MicroStrategy, the Tysons-based tech company chaired by bitcoin whale Michael Saylor, has pursued bitcoin as an investment strategy since 2020. Now, it appears to have paid off as bitcoin breached the $100,000 threshold. Bitcoin rose above $100,000 per coin Wednesday night, after previously breaching $99,000 on Nov. 21. At 11:45 a.m. Thursday, bitcoins were trading […]
MicroStrategy holdings surge in value as bitcoin breaches $87,000
Bitcoin whale Michael Saylor, the executive chairman of Tysons-based tech company MicroStrategy, has reason to gloat today. Under Saylor’s laser-eyed guidance, MicroStrategy has pursued bitcoin as an investment strategy since 2020. The company announced its first bitcoin purchase in August 2020, making it one of the first public companies to convert its cash treasury reserves […]
MicroStrategy buys $786M more bitcoin since late April
Tysons-based tech company MicroStrategy keeps growing its bitcoin holdings, most recently spending about $786 million to acquire almost 12,000 more of the cryptocurrency. From April 27 to June 19, the company, which is widely reported to be the world’s largest corporate bitcoin holder, acquired approximately 11,931 bitcoins for approximately $786 million in cash, according to […]
MicroStrategy buys $623M more bitcoin in March
Tysons-based tech company MicroStrategy continues to grow its cryptocurrency collection, acquiring more than 9,200 more bitcoins in one week in March. From March 11 to March 18, MicroStrategy acquired approximately 9,245 bitcoins for approximately $623 million in cash, according to the company’s Tuesday filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. On Monday, MicroStrategy complet[...]
MicroStrategy’s fortunes rise as bitcoin sets new record
Tysons-based tech company MicroStrategy, the world’s largest corporate holder of bitcoin, has been riding a recent surge in the cryptocurrency, which hit an all-time high of $69,324.58 Tuesday morning before falling off somewhat in the afternoon. As of Feb. 25, MicroStrategy and its subsidiaries held a total of 193,000 bitcoins, which was worth $13.38 billion […]
MicroStrategy buys $615.7M more bitcoin in December
Tysons-based tech company MicroStrategy and its subsidiaries continued to grow their cryptocurrency cache in December, nearing $8 billion in bitcoin holdings. The company and its subsidiaries purchased about $615.7 million worth of bitcoin — approximately 14,620 coins — in cash from Nov. 30 to Dec. 26, according to MicroStrategy’s Wednesday filing with the U.S. Securities […]
MicroStrategy buys $347M more bitcoin in Q2
MicroStrategy Inc. and its subsidiaries purchased about $347 million worth of bitcoin — approximately 12,333 units — from April 29 to June 27, according to the Tysons-based tech company’s June 28 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Believed to be the world’s largest publicly traded corporate holder of bitcoin, MicroStrategy and its subsidiaries […]
D.C. sues bitcoin whale Michael Saylor for tax fraud
MicroStrategy Inc. founder Michael Saylor was sued in August by the city of Washington, D.C., which alleges that he defrauded the nation’s capital of more than $25 million in income taxes. The lawsuit argues that Saylor falsely claimed to reside in Virginia or Florida while instead living in a luxury Georgetown penthouse. The civil suit, filed […]
MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor to step down, become exec chair
Amid mounting losses from its multibillion-dollar bitcoin investments, MicroStrategy Inc. CEO and founder Michael Saylor is stepping down from his current role and will take on the position of executive chairman, the Tysons-based technology company announced Tuesday. The move is effective Aug. 8. MicroStrategy President Phong Le will also become the company’s new CEO, as […]
Tysons-based MicroStrategy names new CFO
Tysons-based business software company MicroStrategy Inc., best known for its nearly $4 billion investment in bitcoin since 2020, has announced that Andrew Kang will be its new senior executive vice president and chief financial officer, starting next week. Kang takes over for Phong Le, who has served as CFO and president. After Kang’s start date, […]
MicroStrategy buys $414M more bitcoin in Q4
MicroStrategy Inc. bought $414.4 million worth of bitcoin — about 7,002 units — from Oct. 1 to Nov. 29, the Tysons-based business software company reported to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday. The company now holds about 121,044 bitcoins, for which it paid $3.57 billion total. The average purchase price of each bitcoin […]
MicroStrategy bought $420M more bitcoin in Q3
MicroStrategy Inc. purchased nearly 9,000 additional bitcoins in the third quarter for almost $420 million, according to a quarterly report the Tysons-based business software company filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Oct. 28. As of Sept. 30, MicroStrategy‘s holds a total of 114,042 bitcoins, valued at $7.5 billion based on a price […]