Share this article
US Financial Giant Capital Group Buys 12% Stake in Bitcoin-Exposed MicroStrategy
The purchase provides the firm with indirect exposure to MicroStrategy's more than 105,000 bitcoin reserves.
Updated Sep 14, 2021, 1:24 p.m. Published Jul 13, 2021, 2:00 a.m.
Capital International Investors, a unit of Los Angeles-based investment firm Capital Group, has purchased a 12.2% stake in MicroStrategy (MSTR), a business-intelligence company that has invested heavily in bitcoin.
STORY CONTINUES BELOW
Don't miss another story.Subscribe to the Crypto Daybook Americas Newsletter today. See all newsletters
- According to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 30, Capital International bought 953,242 shares.
- While the filing was made two weeks ago, Walter Burkley, a senior vice president and senior counsel at Capital Group, only signed off on Monday, according to the document.
- CII is a private equity firm that is part of Capital Group, an asset manager with $7.6 billion in annual revenue and $2.3 trillion in assets under its management.
- The purchase by CII provides the firm with indirect exposure to MicroStrategy's more than 105,000 bitcoin reserves.
- According to data from the Nasdaq exchange, MicroStrategy's share price is down 6.3% over a 24-hour period at a closing price of $588 and is down roughly 55% from its peak of $1,315 on Feb. 9.
Read more: MicroStrategy Buys $489M More of Bitcoin; Price Drop May Mean Writedown Ahead
More For You
What to know:
- As of October 2025, GoPlus has generated $4.7M in total revenue across its product lines. The GoPlus App is the primary revenue driver, contributing $2.5M (approx. 53%), followed by the SafeToken Protocol at $1.7M.
- GoPlus Intelligence's Token Security API averaged 717 million monthly calls year-to-date in 2025 , with a peak of nearly 1 billion calls in February 2025. Total blockchain-level requests, including transaction simulations, averaged an additional 350 million per month.
- Since its January 2025 launch , the $GPS token has registered over $5B in total spot volume and $10B in derivatives volume in 2025. Monthly spot volume peaked in March 2025 at over $1.1B , while derivatives volume peaked the same month at over $4B.
More For You
Binance opens up ways for users to generate income using ETH options
Binance has opened up ether options to all users, allowing them to earn passive income.
What to know:
- Binance has opened up ether options to all users, allowing them to earn passive income, expanding a strategy previously limited to professional traders.
- The exchange's move responds to growing demand for advanced derivative tools from both retail and institutional investors.
- Binance has upgraded its options platform to offer faster execution and greater flexibility, aiming to dominate the competitive crypto options market.
Top Stories
