Michael Saylor’s Strategy outperforms Big Tech stocks with Bitcoin returns
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Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin playbook has pushed Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, to historic heights. The company has recorded a 2,466% stock increase since August 2020 and has outperformed leading technology companies like Nvidia, Tesla, Google and Microsoft. Strategy made a bold pivot towards Bitcoin before the adoption and integration of digital currencies became mainstream. The company made its decision at a time when established tech companies were channeling their efforts into artificial intelligence and cloud computing. Strategy is now reaping the benefits of what many considered a risky investment when it bet on Bitcoin as its primary reserve asset. Comparison of the MSTR ticker with big tech stocks. Source: Bitcoin Magazine (X/Twitter) Strategy’s Bitcoin playbook has delivered since 2020 In August 2020, MicroStrategy, under Saylor’s leadership, began investing a significant portion of its cash reserves into Bitcoin. The firm pivoted to Bitcoin due to concerns about inflation and the diminishing purchasing power of fiat currencies. By adopting Bitcoin as its primary treasury reserve asset, Strategy intended to preserve and enhance its shareholder value. The company’s accumulation playbook involved purchasing Bitcoin through excess cash flows, as well as debt and equity offerings. As of December 2024, the firm held approximately 447,470 BTC, which represented over 2% of the total Bitcoin supply. Now it’s April 2025, and Strategy has garnered an impressive 531,644 BTC, which represents approximately 2.5% of Bitcoin’s total capped supply of 21M coins. The coins were acquired at an average price of approximately $66K per Bitcoin, which totals about $33B in investment. From late 2024 to date, the company has increased its Bitcoin holdings by over 84,000 BTC. This rapid accumulation is due to a “21/21” capital plan which aims to raise $42B. Of the $42B, $21B will be raised through equity and the other $21B via debt. The capital plan…
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