The technology company's latest purchase boosts its total bitcoin holdings to 331,200 BTC, which is worth roughly $30 billion at current prices.

Key Takeaways MicroStrategy shares could remain in focus on Tuesday after soaring 13% to a new record high following news the software analytics company had purchased an additional $4.6 billion of bitcoin.

MicroStrategy Inc. bought about 51,780 Bitcoin for around $4.6 billion, the largest purchase by the crypto hedge-fund proxy since it began acquiring the digital-asset more than four years ago.

MicroStrategy Inc. shares were up 10% after the software company and cryptocurrency play purchased $4.6 billion of bitcoin. In an SEC filing Monday, MicroStrategy said that it acquired approximately 51,780 bitcoins for approximately $4.6 billion in cash, at an average price of approximately $88,627 per bitcoin, inclusive of fees and expenses.

MicroStrategy has bought about $4.6 billion of bitcoin—the first fruits of a huge new fundraising plan, and its largest bitcoin purchase since it first started acquiring the cryptocurrency more than four years ago.

Self-described Bitcoin Development Company MicroStategy (MSTR ... To fund this latest purchase, MicroStrategy tapped its at-the-market share issuance program, selling roughly 13.6 million shares for $4.6 billion. The company has about another $15.3 ...

MicroStrategy has added another 51,780 Bitcoin, with Michael Saylor's software firm now holding nearly $30 billion worth.

MicroStrategy expands its holdings with a $4.6B Bitcoin acquisition, boosting its total to nearly $30B amid a crypto market rally.

The business software firm acquired ~51,780 bitcoins ( BTC-USD) for ~$4.6B, at an average price of ~$88,627 per bitcoin, between Nov. 11 and Nov. 17, the company said. On Nov. 18, MicroStrategy ( NASDAQ: MSTR) sold almost 13.