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MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder, announced on January 13, the purchase of 2,530 Bitcoin (BTC) for $243 million, acquired at an average price of $95,972 per BTC. The latest purchase marks the company’s tenth consecutive weekly Bitcoin acquisition since October 31, 2024, when it revealed its ‘21/21 Plan.’ This acquisition brings MicroStrategy’s total holdings to 450,000 BTC, acquired for a cumulative $28.2 billion, averaging $62,691 per Bitcoin. MicroStrategy weekly Bitcoin purchases. Source: Bloomberg With Bitcoin currently trading at approximately $91,472, the value of the company’s Bitcoin holdings has surged to $41.3 billion, representing 2.13% of all Bitcoin in existence, according to data from BitcoinTreasuries. MicroStrategy has acquired 2,530 BTC for ~$243 million at ~$95,972 per bitcoin and has achieved BTC Yield of 0.32% YTD 2025. As of 1/12/2025, we hodl 450,000 $BTC acquired for ~$28.2 billion at ~$62,691 per bitcoin. $MSTR https://t.co/qONdrIwz7Q — Michael Saylor⚡️ (@saylor) January 13, 2025 Bitcoin purchases funded by share sales According to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing, the latest Bitcoin purchase was funded by the sale of 710,425 shares between January 6 and January 12 under a pre-existing Sales Agreement.  The company retains $6.53 billion worth of shares for future issuance and sale, positioning it to continue its aggressive Bitcoin accumulation strategy. Moreover, the company’s Bitcoin yield, measuring growth in holdings relative to outstanding shares, was 0.32% for the first 12 days of 2025. By comparison, its yield for the full year of 2024 stood at 74.1% MicroStrategy’s latest capital-raising drives  To strengthen its financial position, MicroStrategy plans to seek shareholder approval on January 21 to increase the number of authorized Class A common stock shares from 330 million to 10.3 billion.  Additionally, the company is planning to raise $2 billion through perpetual preferred stock offerings, providing additional…

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