Market volatility triggered nearly $1B in crypto liquidations, though Bitcoin demonstrated strength by quickly recovering above the $100k mark.
MicroStrategy expands its Bitcoin holdings to 471,107 BTC through strategic stock sales, with plans to acquire more through preferred stock offering.
Trump administration’s potential Bitcoin adoption as reserve asset, combined with institutional demand, suggests long-term bullish outlook.
After teasing below $98k earlier on Monday – leading to heavy crypto liquidations of nearly $1 billion, Bitcoin price regained bullish sentiment during the New York session. The flagship coin rebounded nearly 4 percent during the day to trade at about $101,628 at the time of this writing.
The tug of war between the buyers and the sellers has increased the short-term complexity. Furthermore, a potential reversal, which has been forming in the past two months, could be invalidated if Bitcoin price rallied and consistently closed above $104.4k in the coming weeks.
MicroStrategy Reiterates its Long-Term Bitcoin Strategy
As Coinspeaker previously , MicroStrategy sold 2.76 million shares under its previous sales agreement between January 22 and 26, 2025. The $88 billion valued company used the proceeds from the stock sales, amounting to about $1.1 billion, to purchase around 10,107 Bitcoin.
Consequently, MicroStrategy now holds 471,107 Bitcoins, which currently have a market value of about $47 billion, thus representing an unrealized profit of over $17 billion. However, the company’s co-founder, Michael Saylor, has signaled that the Bitcoin trove is never for sale at any time.
In a bid to strengthen its Bitcoin strategy, MicroStrategy announced plans to offer a public offering of 2.5 million shares of its Class A Perpetual Strike Preferred Stock. The company highlighted that the perpetual strike preferred stock dubbed STRK will have a liquidation preference of $100 per share in addition to accrued predetermined fixed dividends to the STRK holders.
The company highlighted that it intends to use the proceeds from the perpetual strike preferred stock to purchase more Bitcoins.
$MSTR today announced the launch of $STRK, a new convertible preferred stock offering available to institutional investors & select retail investors. To view the investor presentation video, learn more about participating, & access key details, click here.https://t.co/xB5GQG1uXP
— Michael Saylor⚡️ (@saylor) January 27, 2025
today announced the launch of , a new convertible preferred stock offering available to institutional investors & select retail investors. To view the investor presentation video, learn more about participating, & access key details, click here.
— Michael Saylor⚡️ (@saylor)
The announcement follows a recent approval by the shareholders to increase the company’s Class A shares 30-fold, from 330 million to over 10 billion. Backed by reputable investors – including institutional investors and global central banks – MicroStrategy is determined to strengthen its Bitcoin strategy over the years.
Bigger Picture
The demand for Bitcoin has continued to rise exponentially, especially amid the ongoing global devaluation of fiat currencies through central bank printings out of thin air. The decentralized nature of the Bitcoin network has helped more participants get involved in a sane form of money with a tested and approved history in the past 15 years.
Furthermore, the administration is keen to adopt Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset to complement gold and assist in the reduction of its over $35 trillion national debt. With a fixed supply of 21 million Bitcoins, whereby over 15 million BTCs are held by long-term investors, the rising demand for the flagship coin by institutional investors could lead to further bullish sentiment over the years.
