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Michael Saylor, the executive chairman of MicroStrategy (now renamed Strategy), is one of the most prominent supporters of Bitcoin and has led the company to accumulate a large amount of Bitcoin as part of its asset reserve strategy. Below is a summary of Saylor and MicroStrategy's Bitcoin accumulation activities, based on the latest information:
Michael Saylor's Bitcoin Accumulation Strategy
- Starting in 2020, MicroStrategy began buying Bitcoin in August 2020 with an initial investment of 250 million USD to purchase 21,454 BTC. Saylor explained that this is a way to preserve capital against inflation and views Bitcoin as "digital gold" – a reliable store of value asset.
- Continuous accumulation Since then, MicroStrategy has continuously purchased more Bitcoin, using cash, loans, issuing convertible notes, and stocks to finance. As of May 4, 2025, the company holds 555,450 BTC, valued at approximately 38.08 billion USD, with an average purchase price of 68,550 USD/BTC.
- Recent purchases:
On May 4, 2025, MicroStrategy purchased an additional 1,895 BTC for 180.3 million USD (average price ~95,167 USD/BTC).
• Previously, in March 2025, the company bought 6,911 BTC worth 584 million USD, bringing the total holdings to 506,137 BTC, equivalent to 2.4% of the total supply (Bitcoin)
Another notable transaction was in April 2025, when the company purchased 15,355 BTC worth over 1.4 billion USD.