MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor again stated this evening (25) that MicroStrategy has invested $1.5 billion to purchase 15,400 bitcoins at an average price of $95,976! (Background: Michael Saylor initiated voting for BTC to break $100,000 by the end of the year: over 85% agreed, implying that MicroStrategy will increase its holdings) (Additional context: MicroStrategy bond interpretation: Is MicroStrategy's aggressive accumulation of Bitcoin safe?) As the dominant bitcoin holder among publicly traded companies in the U.S., MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor announced again on social media platform X this evening (2) that MicroStrategy has invested $1.5 billion to purchase 15,400 bitcoins at an average price of $95,976! MicroStrategy has acquired 15,400 BTC at approximately $95,976 per bitcoin for about $1.5 billion, achieving a BTC yield of 38.7% quarter-to-date and 63.3% year-to-date. As of December 2, 2024, we have acquired 402,100 bitcoins for approximately $23.4 billion at around $58,263 per bitcoin. MicroStrategy has acquired 15,400 BTC for ~$1.5 billion at ~$95,976 per #bitcoin and has achieved BTC Yield of 38.7% QTD and 63.3% YTD. As of 12/2/2024, we hodl 402,100 $BTC acquired for ~$23.4 billion at ~$58,263 per bitcoin. $MSTR https://t.co/K3TK4msGp0 — Michael Saylor (@saylor) December 2, 2024 In the past 24 hours, a total of $540 million has been liquidated across the network. Amidst the downward fluctuations of Bitcoin, according to Coinglass data, in the past 24 hours, the total liquidation amount in the cryptocurrency market reached $547 million, with long positions liquidated at $360 million and short positions at $179 million, affecting over 190,000 people. Related reports: How did MicroStrategy succeed? Bloomberg: Bitcoin holdings surpass IBM, Nike, and other asset reserves, stock price increased 20 times in five years. Bitcoin surged 10% to break the new high of $89,000! MicroStrategy further increased its holdings by 27,000 BTC, with stock prices soaring. Bitcoin broke $79,700, knocking on the door of $80,000! MicroStrategy's unrealized gains on BTC exceeded $10 billion, "Buy again! MicroStrategy spent another $1.5 billion to increase its Bitcoin holdings, with BTC scale surpassing 400,000 coins." This article was first published on BlockTempo, the most influential blockchain news media.