Michael Saylor, the executive chairman of MicroStrategy Inc. MSTR, has revealed his substantial personal investment in Bitcoin BTC/USD.
In an interview with Bloomberg , Saylor said that his personal Bitcoin holdings have swelled to approximately $1 billion.
“I continue to acquire more,” Saylor stated, emphasizing his unwavering belief in the digital asset. “I think it’s a great capital investment asset for an individual, family, institutional corporation or country. I can’t see a better place to put my money.”
This revelation comes nearly four years after Saylor’s initial public disclosure of owning 17,732 Bitcoin.
While he declined to provide an exact figure of his current holdings, Saylor confirmed that he has not sold any of his tokens since that initial announcement.
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MicroStrategy, under Saylor’s leadership, has become the largest public corporate holder of Bitcoin, with 226,500 tokens in its possession as of July’s end.
The company embarked on its Bitcoin acquisition strategy in 2020, viewing it as a hedge against inflation.
Despite the company reporting a second consecutive quarterly loss due to an impairment charge against its Bitcoin holdings, valued at approximately $13 billion, MicroStrategy’s stock has seen a remarkable surge.
Since initiating its Bitcoin purchases, the company’s shares have skyrocketed by almost 1,000%, outpacing even Bitcoin’s impressive 500% gain during the same period.
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