A Look Inside MicroStrategy’s $2.4 Billion Loan Used To Buy Bitcoin
Software firm MicroStrategy has cemented its position as a major Bitcoin player with its numerous large purchases. The company which is valued at $1 billion had put a significant portion of its own funds into buying BTC but the majority of the money used to purchase all of the bitcoin had been from loans. These loans which include convertible notes, senior secured loans, and bitcoin-backed loans account for $2.4 billion of its $3.97 billion BTC purchases. How The Loans Look MicroStrategy had used convertible notes to fund a good portion of its bitcoin holdings. These notes are converted....
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