MicroStrategy shareholders approved an increase in Class A common shares. Authorized preferred stock shares will also rise. The proposals passed with 56% approval, bolstered by
MicroStrategy Inc. shareholders voted for a 30 times increase to the number of authorized Class A common shares to help finance the company’s Bitcoin buying.
MicroStrategy—which almost exclusively focuses on securitizing Bitcoin—last year announced a “21/21 Plan” to raise $46 billion to buy even more Bitcoin. The plan would see the firm raise $21 billion via equity, with another $21 billion coming by selling fixed income securities.
The shareholders behind MicroStrategy have voted to dramatically increase the number of shares in a bid to raise funds for additional Bitcoin (BTC).
Disclaimer: The analyst who wrote this piece owns shares of MicroStrategy (MSTR). Led by Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, MicroStrategy (MSTR) has again added to its massive bitcoin (BTC) stack. In the week ending Jan 19,
That all changed in 2020, when MicroStrategy's co-founder and then-CEO Michael Saylor directed it to buy 21,454 Bitcoin s ( BTC 4.66%) for $250 million. It then accumulated more Bitcoin each year, and it held 450,000 Bitcoins as of Jan. 13.
MicroStrategy shareholders approves major increase in the company’s authorized shares, expanding from 330M to 10.3B for BTC acquisitions.
If bitcoin goes to the moon, a niche group of convertible-bond investors will win out. If the crypto tanks, they can ask for their money back early.
Microstrategy has increased its Bitcoin holdings after completing a recent purchase involving 11,000 Bitcoin. The company announced on Tuesday it had purchased the digital assets for an approximate price of 1.
MicroStrategy continues its Bitcoin acquisition strategy with a new $1.1 billion purchase of 11,000 BTC, as announced by Michael Saylor.
MicroStrategy bought another 11,000 Bitcoin for $1.1 billion ahead of Trump's inauguration. Total holdings are now at 461,000 BTC.