Strategy Made $3.9 Billion In Bitcoin Gains Last Quarter
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Strategy, the world’s largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, reported $3.9 billion in fair value gains for the third quarter, according to a company press release. Strategy holds roughly 640,000 Bitcoin, with an average purchase price of $73,983 per coin. At current prices near $124,500, its holdings are valued at approximately $78.7 billion, representing unrealized gains of about $31.4 billion. “For every $10,000 change in BTC price, we generate $6 billion in unrealized gains on our BTC holdings,” noted Chaitanya Jain, a Bitcoin Strategist at Strategy. The company has also issued several types of preferred shares this year to access additional funding beyond convertible debt and common stock. Three of these preferred share classes carry an annualized dividend rate of 10%. Strategy disclosed in an SEC filing that payouts on its STRC and STRD shares included accrued interest, totaling $22.4 million and $37.6 million for the quarter, respectively. Shares of Strategy rose roughly 3% to around $364 on Monday, extending a year-to-date gain of roughly 25% and reaching a high of $450 in July. All this comes as Bitcoin surged past short-term resistance last week, entering a “blue sky breakout” as bulls regained control and pushed the price to a record weekly close of $123,515. With no prior highs to guide resistance, technical analysis suggests potential barriers at $131,000, $135,000, and $140,000. Strategy did not purchase Bitcoin last week The company also did not make any purchases of bitcoin last week. The move coincided with $140 million in dividend payments, marking the first time the company halted Bitcoin accumulation since the end of July. The pause in Bitcoin purchases is part of a pattern the company has previously followed. This year, Strategy issued three weekly updates in which it did not buy Bitcoin, two of which aligned with the ends of…
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