MicroStrategy's $2B capital raise could tip the firm to expand its BTC holding to 500K BTC. Will it boost BTC recovery?
In 2025, the pioneer in BTC corporate treasury strategy made five bids , bringing its total holding to 478740 BTC. That’s $46.15B worth of BTC stash based on current market prices.The latest plan to raise capital for additional BTC buys would expand the firm’s holding to 500K BTC before March. However, as of this writing, the market appeared undecided on such an outcome.
Prediction site Polymarket priced a 53% chance of the firm hitting the $500K BTC target by the end of February. This was after a spike to 80% when the $2B raise was announced, suggesting that speculators were 50/50 on Strategy stash growth to 500K BTC within a week.That said, MSTR was down 16% from late January highs and was valued at $333 at press time. But macro analyst Felix JauvinOver the same period, BTC has shed 12% from recent highs and traded at $96K. This underscored that BTC performed moderately well under the current market sentiment.
In fact, MSTR was one of the top-performing U.S. stocks, given its BTC strategy. Whether the stellar performance will be repeated in Q4 2025 remains to be seen.Benjamin is a Telecommunication Engineering graduate who is passionate about crypto-markets and unraveling market trends. Armed with charts and patterns, he's interested in making the intricate, complex landscape of digital assets more palatable for every user.Subscribe to get it daily in your inbox.
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