MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin profit on paper exceeded $170 million

On October 23, as Bitcoin surpassed the psychological level of $30,000, analytics software provider MicroStrategy gained a positive position in digital gold.

At the time of writing, unrealized gains reached $170.7 million.

In September, MicroStrategy purchased an additional 5,445 BTC.

As a result, the company became the owner of 158,245 BTC with an average purchase price of $29,582. For comparison, Tesla’s figure is ~$32,000.

In June, the software provider disclosed investments in the first cryptocurrency for the second quarter – 12,333 BTC for $347 million. Prior to this, the company invested $150 million in Bitcoin in March.

In August, MicroStrategy purchased 467 BTC for $14.4 million. The company made its only sale in December 2022, selling 704 BTC at an average price of $16,776.

In May, the company supported FASB’s proposal to use fair value accounting for cryptocurrencies on the balance sheet.


Source: Cryptocurrency

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