Who Are The Investors Backing Michael Saylor’s Big Play Into Bitcoin?
Software intelligence firm MicroStrategy made one of the boldest investment moves of the year when it invested $250 million into bitcoin, buying about 0.1 percent of the total supply in August. Its CEO, Michael Saylor, has doubled down on the move in countless public comments and earlier this month, the firm raised $650 by offering convertible senior notes with plans to buy even more BTC. But these moves cannot be made by Saylor alone. The company’s board and investors must also see the value in a transition to bitcoin. But who are these bullish investors? How did Saylor convince them to....
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Michael Saylor is one of the most vocal supporters of bitcoin and is CEO of MicroStrategy, the company with the largest bitcoin holdings in the world. The CEO has always been a big proponent of the digital asset, taking both a personal and professional stake in the asset. Saylor had revealed in 2020 that he holds over 17,000 BTC. At this time, bitcoin was still trading below $30,000 and Saylor had said that he got all of his holdings for an average of $9,882. Bitcoin has since grown over 100% since the CEO made his big reveal, pushing the value of Saylor’s holdings to almost $1 billion.....
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