A month back, MicroStrategy became the first Nasdaq-listed company to buy Bitcoin. On September 14, the company announced the additional acquisition of 16,976 bitcoins. This pushed their total Bitcoin holdings to 38,250, which amounts to 0.2% of the total Bitcoin supply.
The MicroStrategy Board of Directors adopted the new Treasury Reserve Policy on September 11. According to the policy, Bitcoin will be one of the primary treasury asset reserves for the company. As a result of this policy, MicroStrategy may increase its Bitcoin holdings beyond an initial $250 million investment. The company had disclosed on August 11, 2020, that it purchased 21,454 bitcoins as part of its two-pronged capital allocation strategy.
According to Michael, the company acquired additional bitcoins for $175 million, including fees and expenses. That seems to be a huge amount acquired between September 11 and September 14.
Taking into consideration the previous Bitcoin acquisition, the MicroStrategy balance sheet now holds Bitcoin worth $425 million. In the month of August, the company stated that as the dollar continues to weaken, they need to protect their dollar-heavy balance sheet with a more stable and secure asset. Interestingly, Bitcoin fits their bill.
Here is an interesting observation. On August 11, MicroStrategy announced that it added Bitcoin to its portfolio. At the time of this announcement, Bitcoin was struggling to cross the $12k resistance level. Within 4-5 days of this announcement, Bitcoin blasted the resistance level and touched its 2020 all-time high at $12,360.
According to MicroStrategy leaders, adding Bitcoin to the portfolio will protect the company’s balance sheet during the current economic crises. However, it is interesting to note that the Bitcoin purchase news also strengthened their share price in the traditional market in August 2020.
When we checked out the MSTR share price today, we noticed an ongoing price pump that was triggered on September 11.
However, the Bitcoin market seems to have taken a little longer to react to the news. We can see that an upward price movement started on September 14, and Bitcoin is trying its best to cross the $11k resistance level.
Source: Coingecko.com
We previously published a technical analysis on our Altcoin Buzz Youtube Channel about why this acquisition could lead to a parabolic Bitcoin price rally.
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