March 29, 2024

MicroStrategy announced the purchase of bitcoin for $ 15 million

The company purchased 271 BTC at an average rate of $55.3 thousand. Now the software manufacturer owns 91.85 thousand bitcoins worthabout $ 4.6 billion

MicroStrategy acquired 271 bitcoins atthe amount of $ 15 million at an average cost of $ 55.3 thousand. By the current moment, about 91.85 thousand bitcoins are under the management of the software manufacturer, for a total amount of $ 4.6 billion.

MicroStrategy CEO Michael Sailor said thatthe total average purchase price of a cryptocurrency is about $ 24.4 thousand per bitcoin. The company's paper profit from investment in a digital asset reached $ 2.4 billion.

MicroStrategy is the largest publicly traded cryptocurrency holder, according to Bitcoin Treasuries. Tesla is on the second line, which owns 43.2 thousand BTC for a total of $ 2.1 billion.

On the eve of the head of the automaker Elon Muskannounced that the company is temporarily refusing to sell its products for bitcoins due to the unsustainable way of mining them. Later, the billionaire called the amount of electricity consumed by the first cryptocurrency insane.

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