MicroStrategy said it bought 7,002 bitcoin for about $414 million in cash during its fiscal fourth quarter.
- The company bought bitcoins during the quarter for an average price of about $59,000, it said in a statement.
- The largest crypto currency by market capitalization was around $57,326 on Monday.
- MicroStrategy now holds 121,044 bitcoins for an average purchase price of about $29,534 each, for $3.6 billion.
- CEO Michael Saylor has made bitcoin acquisition a second mandate for his 32-year-old company. Its other business is developing business-intelligence software.
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