The biggest Bitcoin maximalist of Bitcoin maximalists, Michael Saylor and MicroStrategy, are raising money once more to purchase US $2b of Bitcoin. MicroStrategy Raises US $2 Billion to Buy Bitcoin as Questions Emerge Over Cash Flow
The company already holds nearly US $15b of the asset, making its portfolio almost 15x larger than the next biggest among public companies.
Despite the growth of BTC in the past quarter, MicroStrategy’s revenue has consistently fallen, resulting in a horror day on the markets for its stock, MSTR.
MSTR is down more than 6% in under a day of trading.
No… it couldn’t be. Surely Michael Saylor and MicroStrategy aren’t buying more Bitcoin…
The world’s largest institutional holder of BTC is raising money to, yet again, buy Bitcoin. The romantic pairing of BTC and MicroStrategy has seen the latter’s portfolio climb to US $14.8b (AU $22.8b). By comparison, the next largest company holdings of Bitcoin is “only” worth US $1.3b (AU $2b).
But apparently, this level of BTC ownership is not enough for supreme maximalist Saylor and co. The team has registered for a new equity program that will see MicroStrategy raise US $2b (AU $3.08b) to spend on… you guessed it – Bitcoin. MicroStrategy Raises US $2 Billion to Buy Bitcoin as Questions Emerge Over Cash Flow
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MicroStrategy Financial Results Worse than Expected for Past Quarter
Despite the continued love story between MicroStrategy and Bitcoin, things may not be as rosy within the company as they appear.
Some investors have become concerned about the business’ cash flows in the current tech climate and stagnating revenue.
Those fears became realised overnight, as MicroStrategy released their Q2 financial results, with the company posting a loss.
The market did not take too kindly to the results, even with many in the industry already flagging a potential slowdown of income. The Q2 statement was worse than expected, and MicroStrategy’s stock (ticker: MSTR) fell more than 6% in less than a day.
Analyst at TD Cowen, Lance Vitanza, echoed the ongoing concerns, telling Bloomberg:
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