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It’s no news that a popularly known American listed software company, MicroStrategy, bought 8,250 bitcoins worth more than $515 million,.

But what’s becoming news is the bias that global investors are buying into the company stock at record levels because they see it as a Bitcoin bet.

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What you should know

Global investors or large entities wishing to buy bitcoin can just buy the company stock listed on the American Stock exchange – with the bias that almost all its cash reserves are kept in Bitcoins.

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He also disclosed how he convinced the board of Microstrategy to invest in Bitcoins from his personal experiences in investing in the fast-changing investment asset.

Some have asked how much BTC I own. I personally hold 17,732 BTC which I bought at $9,882 each on average. I informed MicroStrategy of these holdings before the company decided to buy bitcoin for itself.” he tweeted.

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Recall Nairametrics some week ago, broke the news on how MicroStrategy CEO, Michael Saylor, the leader of a U.S public traded company, had convinced the board to allocate nearly all of the company’s $425 million cash position to bitcoin.

MicroStrategy has made a number of headlines in recent times for its initial $250 million Bitcoin (BTC) investment. The company later poured a subsequent $175 million into the asset – a lengthy endeavor totaling almost 100 hours of work.

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