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MicroStrategy Raises $500M From Bond Sale to Buy More Bitcoin
The announcement comes with news of a new bitcoin-holding subsidiary, MacroStrategy LLC.
By Danny Nelson
Updated May 9, 2023, 3:20 a.m. Published Jun 14, 2021, 1:54 p.m.
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MicroStrategy is preparing to buy up to $488 million in bitcoin with the proceeds of a $500 million bond sale it just completed, the company said Monday.
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- The business intelligence software company controlled by CEO Michael Saylor will add to its vast trove of bitcoin.
- MicroStrategy said its approximately 92,079 BTC is being held by a newly formed subsidiary, MacroStrategy LLC.
- The proceeds of the junk bond sale have yet to be spent on bitcoin.
- Saylor has made bitcoin acquisition a second mandate for his 32-year-old company after its main business of developing software.
Read more: MicroStrategy Boosts Note Offering to $500M as It Seeks to Buy Yet More Bitcoin: Report
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