CoinVoice has recently learned that MicroStrategy co-founder and chairman Michael Saylor stated that once the current fundraising plan is exhausted, the company will shift from a leveraged Bitcoin proxy plan to a greater focus on fixed-income securities to raise funds for purchasing cryptocurrencies.
When asked how he expects to fund future cryptocurrency purchases, Saylor expressed this preference in an interview. So far, MicroStrategy has used a combination of new stock and convertible bond sales to fund purchases, the latter of which has returned gains to shareholders as its stock rose to a price that can be converted into shares.
Saylor said: "We have $7.2 billion in convertible bonds, but $4 billion of that is essentially equity, traded through exercise prices and call prices, with a delta of about 100%, looking like equity. We want to go back and build smarter leverage to benefit our common stockholders."
He stated that the company uses regulated exchanges like Coinbase to purchase Bitcoin. MicroStrategy's stock has risen about 500% this year, far exceeding Bitcoin's increase of about 150%.
Hedge funds have been looking for their fixed-income securities to implement convertible arbitrage strategies, buying bonds and shorting stocks, essentially betting on the volatility of the underlying stock. This demand has driven MicroStrategy to issue $6.2 billion in convertible bonds this year. [Original link]
