MacroStrategy Closes $205 Million Bitcoin-Collateralized Loan From Silvergate...
MacroStrategy, subsidiary of MicroStrategy, closed on a $205 million loan through Silvergate Bank, collateralized by bitcoin in order to purchase more bitcoin.MacroStrategy, subsidiary of MicroStrategy, closed a $205 million bitcoin-collateralized loan from Silvergate Bank. Through the Silvergate Exchange Network (SEN) Leverage program, the loan will be custodied through mutual-authorization between the two companies. MicroStrategy currently holds 125,051 BTC, valued at $5,970,234,862 USD, and the SEN leverage program holds over $570 million in commitments for bitcoin-collateralized loans....
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The price of Bitcoin is $47,806 at the time of publication, making MicroStrategy's current 125,051 BTC holdings worth roughly $6 billion. MacroStrategy, a subsidiary of business intelligence firm MicroStrategy, said it will purchase Bitcoin after obtaining a multimillion dollar loan from Silvergate Bank.In a Tuesday announcement, MicroStrategy said Silvergate issued a $205 million loan “secured by certain Bitcoin held in MacroStrategy’s collateral account.” The firm's subsidiary MacroStrategy will be using the proceeds of the loan to purchase Bitcoin (BTC), pay fees and interest related to....
Nasdaq-listed Microstrategy has obtained a $205 million bitcoin-collateralized loan from Silvergate Bank through a subsidiary to buy more bitcoin. “The interest-only term loan is secured by certain bitcoin held in Macrostrategy’s collateral account.”
Company to Use $205M Bitcoin-Backed Loan to Purchase Bitcoin
The Nasdaq-listed pro-bitcoin software company Microstrategy announced Tuesday that one of its subsidiaries has obtained a bitcoin-backed loan to purchase additional BTC.
Microstrategy CEO Michael Saylor tweeted Tuesday:
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“Not quite ready” — MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor said that traditional financial markets aren’t prepared for bonds backed by Bitcoin. MicroStrategy CEO and Bitcoin permabull, Michael Saylor believes that traditional financial markets aren’t quite ready for Bitcoin-backed bonds. Saylor told Bloomberg on Tuesday, that he’d love to see the day come where Bitcoin-backed bonds are sold like mortgage-backed securities, but warned that, “the market is not quite ready for that right now. The next best idea was a term loan from a major bank.”MacroStrategy, a subsidiary of @MicroStrategy, has....
Software company MicroStrategy is read to buy the Bitcoin dip. According to a press release, the company took a $205 million loan from Silvergate Bank, a financial solution provider for the crypto industry. Related Reading | Wasabi’s Side Of The Story: Reasons For Blacklisting Certain BTC From CoinJoin The company took the loan via MacroStrategy, […]
As of March 31, MicroStrategy held a total of 129,218 BTC, which the firm reported had a carrying value of roughly $2.9 billion. Business intelligence firm MicroStrategy said it will consider opportunities for yield generation on 95,643 “unencumbered” Bitcoin (BTC) held by its subsidiary MacroStrategy.In MicroStrategy’s report for the first quarter of 2022 released on Tuesday, the firm said it “may conservatively explore future yield generation opportunities on unencumbered MacroStrategy bitcoins” as a consideration following a $205 million BTC-collateralized loan issued by Silvergate Bank....