This week’s Crypto Biz features MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin strategy, Coinbase’s and Kaiko’s recent acquisitions, MARA’s third-quarter earnings, and MoonPay’s new fiat gateway.
MicroStrategy is ramping up its Bitcoin (BTC) reserve strategy. On Nov. 11, the company disclosed another large purchase of the cryptocurrency, adding 27,200 BTC to its treasury for about $2.03 billion in cash.
According to the firm, the coins were purchased between Oct. 31 and Nov. 10, with an average cost of $74,463 per BTC, including fees and expenses.
The company remains by far the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, followed only by major mining firms. According to the “Saylor Tracker,” named after the firm’s founder and chairman, Michael Saylor, MicroStrategy now holds 279,420 BTC, worth $24.9 billion as the coin price hovers around $89,000.
