Deep Tide TechFlow News, December 26, according to Bloomberg, Bitcoin prices rose on Thursday, mainly because MicroStrategy announced plans to issue more shares to purchase additional Bitcoin. According to documents submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company is seeking to increase the authorized number of Class A common stock and preferred stock. Sean McNulty, trading director at Arbelos Markets, stated that the market's expectations for MicroStrategy to increase its Bitcoin holdings have become one of the main factors driving the price increase.