Michael Saylor


Finance

MicroStrategy Books Impairment Charge of $197.6M on Q4 Bitcoin Holdings

The business software company reported its fourth-quarter results on Thursday afternoon.

MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor at the Bitcoin 2022 Conference in Miami (Marco Bello/Getty Images)

Videos

MicroStrategy Adds to Its Bitcoin Stockpile in Last 2 Months

MicroStrategy has added about 2,501 bitcoins to its holdings since Nov. 1, spending a net $44.6 million. The software company co-founded by crypto proponent Michael Saylor also sold a small amount of the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization for the first time last Thursday. "The Hash" panel discusses the company's bets on bitcoin amid the ongoing crypto winter.

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Finance

MicroStrategy Added 2,500 Bitcoins for $45M in Last 2 Months

The software company also sold a small amount of the cryptocurrency for the first time.

MicroStrategy Executive Director Michael Saylor speaks at the Bitcoin 2021 Convention (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Finance

Revisiting MicroStrategy's Pain Points as Bitcoin Tumbles

This week's plunge in the price of bitcoin again raises questions as to whether Michael Saylor will at some point be forced to sell some or all of his company's vast holdings.

Executive Chairman MicroStrategy, Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

Finance

MicroStrategy Buys 301 More Bitcoins, Now Holds Almost 130K

The software company purchased the additional coins at an average price of $19,851.

Executive Chairman MicroStrategy, Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

Finance

As Ethereum Merge Looms, Michael Saylor Pushes Back Against Bitcoin's Energy Critics

The bitcoin maximalist, executive chairman of MicroStrategy and recently alleged tax evader says the Bitcoin network’s output is 100 times greater in cost than its input.

Michael Saylor merch at BTC 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

MicroStrategy, With Bitcoin's Price Depressed, Looks to Lightning to Boost Usage, Saylor Says

The company is developing solutions for big enterprises to join the Lightning network, the chairman said.

Michael Saylor speaking at the Baltic Honeybadger conference in Riga, Latvia, Sept. 3, 2022.

Opinion

Just Pay Your Taxes

MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor allegedly cheated the system. This doesn’t mean his bitcoin will be liquidated.

Michael Saylor merch at BTC 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)