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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Business
Niloy Chakrabarti

Strategy's Michael Saylor Doubles Down on Bitcoin Despite Major Crypto Market Crash

Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy owns over 640,250 Bitcoins. (Credit: X.com)

Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR), formerly known as MicroStrategy, purchased 220 bitcoins during the 6th October to 12th October period at an average buying price of $123,561 per token. The largest corporate holder of bitcoin now owns 640,250 tokens acquired at an average price of $74,000.

The company raised $27.2 million from its at-the-market offering programs related to this perpetual stride preferred stocks to make the latest purchase. Michael Saylor-founded Strategy's latest bitcoin buy came right before bitcoin crashed to under $110,000 (£82,466) after US President Donald Trump imposed 100% tariffs on 'any and all critical software' from China.

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