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Michael Saylor’s Strategy has quadrupled its previously announced $250 million stock offering as a new funding avenue for its Bitcoin investments. Strategy, the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder, plans to raise nearly $1 billion through a stock offering to fund additional Bitcoin purchases. The company, led by executive chairman Michael Saylor, plans to issue 11,764,700 shares of 10.00% Series A Perpetual Stride Preferred Stock at a public offering price of $85 per share. Strategy estimates raising about $979.7 million from the net proceeds after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions for the firm’s offering expenses, according to a June 6 announcement. Read more

Japan’s Metaplanet plans to hold 100,000 BTC by 2026, revising its target from 21,000 and issuing shares to accelerate its Bitcoin treasury strategy. Metaplanet, also known as Japan’s Strategy, has updated its Bitcoin acquisition plans to acquiring 100,000 BTC by the end of 2026. Metaplanet on June 6 posted its new Bitcoin (BTC) plan, increasing its previous target of 21,000 BTC. “Our previous target — to hold 21,000 BTC by the end of 2026 — has now been dramatically revised upward. We now aim to hold 100,000 BTC by that time,” Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich said in an announcement posted on X. Read more

Strategy revealed on June 2 that it will offer 2.5 million shares of its 10% Series A Perpetual Stride Preferred Stock, branded “STRD,” to acquire more Bitcoin (BTC).  The STRD security carries a $100 initial liquidation preference and pays non-cumulative cash dividends at 10% a year when Strategy’s board declares them.  Strategy intends to use […] The post Strategy unveils ‘Stride’ stock to fuel fixed-income expansion, boost Bitcoin holdings appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Michael Saylor’s Strategy continued stacking Bitcoin in the last week of May, buying $75.1 million worth of BTC. Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the world’s largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, revealed its latest BTC purchases after the price briefly dropped to $103,000 last week. Strategy acquired 705 Bitcoin for $75.1 million between May 26 and 30, the company announced on June 2. The latest purchases were made at an average price of $106,495 per coin, with Bitcoin dropping from $110,000 last Monday to an intraweek low of $103,400 by the weekend. Read more

According to data from SaylorTracker, Strategy's BTC investment is up over 50%, representing unrealized capital gains of over $20 billion. Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor posted the Bitcoin (BTC) chart signaling an impending BTC acquisition by the company, marking week eight of consecutive purchases by the company during this latest buying stint. "Orange is my preferred color," Saylor wrote to his 4.4 million followers on X — a number that has been steadily growing over the past two years as the Strategy co-founder commands increased media attention due to the company's corporate treasury plan. The company's most recent Bitcoin acquisition on May 26 of 4,020 BTC, valued at roughly $427 million at the time of purchase, brought Strategy's total holdings to 580,250 BTC. Read more

Strategy has acquired an additional 4,020 BTC for $427.1 million at an average purchase price of $106,237 per Bitcoin. According to a May 26 statement, Strategy funded its latest Bitcoin purchase by selling several equity instruments between May 19 and 25. This included 847,000 shares of its Class A common stock (MSTR), generating $348.7 million […] The post Strategy acquires another 4,020 BTC following Bitcoin’s new ATH appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Michael Saylor’s Strategy continued stacking Bitcoin as the cryptocurrency broke an all-time high above $110,000 last week. Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin investor, bagged a fresh stash of BTC as the price briefly surged above $110,000 last week. Strategy acquired 4,020 Bitcoin (BTC) for $427.1 million between May 19 and 23, the company announced on May 26. The latest purchases were made at an average price of $106,237 per coin, with Bitcoin smashing past $110,000 on May 22. Read more

According to SaylorTracker, Strategy is up over 54% on its Bitcoin investment, representing over $21.8 billion in unrealized capital gains. Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor signaled an impending Bitcoin (BTC) purchase by the company amid the recent dip from the all-time high of $112,000 reached on May 22. "I only buy Bitcoin with money I can't afford to lose," Saylor wrote to his 4.3 million followers in an X post. The company's most recent purchase of 7,390 BTC on May 19, valued at nearly $765 million, brought Strategy's total holdings to 576,230 BTC. Read more

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) has unveiled plans to raise $2.1 billion via sales of its Series A Perpetual Strife Preferred Stock (STRF). According to the May 22 statement, the stock will be issued under an at-the-market (ATM) program. This structure allows Strategy to sell shares gradually, based on favorable market conditions like trading volume and price. […] The post Strategy seeks to raise $2.1 billion from STRF stock offering to bolster its Bitcoin holdings appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Sovereign wealth funds and state institutions are increasingly opting to gain Bitcoin (BTC) exposure through Strategy (MSTR) rather than spot BTC exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to Standard Chartered’s head of digital assets research, Geoffrey Kendrick. In an investor report published May 20, Kendrick said that regulatory filings show that increased MSTR holdings drove the bulk […] The post Sovereign entities opt for indirect Bitcoin exposure via Strategy to bypass constraints – StanChart appeared first on CryptoSlate.

A typo in Strategy founder Michael Saylor's initial post, which was quickly amended, suggested the acquisition was worth $764.9 billion.

Michael Saylor's Strategy bagged another 7,390 Bitcoin last week as prices rallied above $100,000 and also got hit with a class-action lawsuit, according to the company's latest SEC filing. Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, the top corporate Bitcoin holder, acquired nearly $765 million of Bitcoin last week. The purchase came as the company faced a class-action lawsuit. According to a May 19 announcement, Strategy acquired 7,390 BTC for about $764.9 million at an average price just under $103,500. Strategy reported a Bitcoin yield of 16.3% year-to-date. Strategy executive chairman Michael Saylor made his usual hint at the purchase in a May 18 X post. According to a May 19 filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company was also the recipient of a class-action lawsuit. The suit accuses Strategy officials of having failed to represent the nature of Bitcoin investments accurately. Read more

Noted short-seller Jim Chanos is now shorting shares of Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) while simultaneously buying Bitcoin directly. The post Bitcoin Skeptic Jim Chanos Shorts Saylor’s Strategy but Buys BTC appeared first on Cryptonews.

Once a staunch Bitcoin critic, famed short-seller Jim Chanos now sees an arbitrage opportunity by shorting Strategy stock and buying BTC. Prominent short-seller Jim Chanos, once a vocal critic of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, revealed a new trading play that involves shorting shares of Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) and buying Bitcoin. At the Sohn Investment Conference in New York, Chanos told CNBC he’s “selling MicroStrategy stock and buying Bitcoin.” The investor described the move as buying something for $1 and selling something for $2.50, referring to what he sees as a significant price mismatch. Chanos argued that Strategy is selling the idea of buying Bitcoin (BTC) in a corporate structure, and that other companies are following suit in hopes of receiving a similar market premium. Read more

Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor told the Financial Times in a new documentary that his company is well-positioned to become a $10 trillion enterprise one day. Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the world’s largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, may become the top publicly traded equity one day, according to a Strategy analyst. Strategy will be the “number one publicly traded equity in the entire market” because of its future financial strength enabled with Bitcoin (BTC), Strategy analyst Jeff Walton predicted in the new Financial Times documentary, Michael Saylor’s $40 billion Bitcoin bet. The company currently holds about 568,840 Bitcoin, worth roughly $59 billion, and Walton said that advantage could push it past all other publicly listed firms in the future. Read more

With its latest purchase, Strategy has achieved a Bitcoin yield of 15.5%, breaking its previous 2025 target, which was lifted to 25% in early May. Update (May 12, 1:25 pm UTC): This article has been updated to reflect that Strategy lifted its 2025 Bitcoin yield target from 15% to 25% in early May. Michael Saylor’s Strategy purchased a fresh batch of Bitcoin as the cryptocurrency pushed above $100,000 last week. Strategy acquired 13,390 Bitcoin (BTC) for $1.34 billion between May 5 and May 11, the firm announced in its filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission published on May 12. Read more

Institutional buying is changing Bitcoin market dynamics as large, organized entities gobble up newly mined Bitcoin supply. Strategy, a Bitcoin (BTC) treasury company, is accumulating Bitcoin at a faster rate than total miner output, giving the supply-capped asset a -2.33% annual deflation rate, according to CryptoQuant CEO and market analyst Ki Young Ju. "Their 555,000 BTC is illiquid with no plans to sell," the analyst wrote in a May 10 X post. "Strategy's holdings alone mean a -2.23% annual deflation rate — likely higher with other stable institutional holders," Ju continued. Michael Saylor, the co-founder of Strategy, is an outspoken Bitcoin advocate who evangelizes the scarce digital currency to potential investors and has inspired many other companies to adopt a Bitcoin treasury plan. Read more

Strategy’s Bitcoin-focused investment operation achieved a year-to-date BTC Yield of 13.7% and a BTC $ gain of $5.8 billion as of April 28, according to its first quarter earnings report. The firm also raised its full-year BTC Yield target from 15% to 25% and increased its BTC gain projection from $10 billion to $15 billion. […] The post Strategy achieves $5.8B in yearly Bitcoin gains, raises BTC Yield target to 25% appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Strategy missed Wall Street estimates on its top and bottom line for the first quarter of 2025, but reported it made a yield of 13.7% on its vast Bitcoin holdings. Update (May 1, 11:35 pm UTC): This article has been updated to add Strategy’s revenue, net loss and analyst estimates. Michael Saylor's Bitcoin-buying firm Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, has reported earning a year-to-date yield of 13.7% on its Bitcoin holdings as it missed Wall Street's first-quarter estimates. The company said in its May 1 earnings statement that its year-to-date Bitcoin (BTC) yield equates to a gain of more than 61,000 BTC, worth approximately $5.8 billion. Bitcoin yield and gain are unofficial accounting metrics Strategy uses to benchmark the success of its BTC buys.  Read more