04-13-2025, 06:06 PM
Saylor signals Strategy is buying the dip amid macroeconomic turmoil
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMDIvMDE5NTMzMzAtMzYwNy03YzFhLTg1OGUtNGJjNmY0MzIyNWQz.jpg"></p><p><p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMDIvMDE5NTMzMzAtMzYwNy03YzFhLTg1OGUtNGJjNmY0MzIyNWQz.jpg" alt="Saylor signals Strategy is buying the dip amid macroeconomic turmoil"></p><p>Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor has signaled that the company plans to acquire more Bitcoin (<a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/bitcoin-price" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">BTC</a>) following a nearly two-week pause in purchases.<p>The company's <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/strategy-buys-2-billion-bitcoin-ahead-trump-tariffs" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">most recent acquisition</a> of 22,048 Bitcoin on March 31 brought its total holdings to 528,185 BTC.</p><p>According to SaylorTracker, Strategy's BTC investment is up by approximately 24%, representing over $8.6 billion in unrealized gains.</p><p>Strategy continues to accumulate BTC amid the recent market downturn that took Bitcoin's price below the $80,000 level, and the company continues to be closely monitored by BTC investors as a barometer for institutional interest in BTC.</p><figure><img alt="Bitcoin Price, MicroStrategy, Bitcoin Adoption, Michael Saylor" src="https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2025-04/0196301d-cba2-73c7-8ab2-15a028561df1" title=""><figcaption style="text-align: center;"><p><em>Strategy’s Bitcoin purchase history. Source: </em><a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://saylortracker.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" text="null" title="https://saylortracker.com/"><em>SaylorTracker</em></a></p></figcaption></figure><p><em><strong>Related: </strong></em><a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/michael-saylor-strategy-house-of-cards" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null"><em><strong>Has Michael Saylor’s Strategy built a house of cards?</strong></em></a></p><h2>Bitcoin's store-of-value narrative grows despite the recent price decline</h2><p>The current macroeconomic uncertainty from the ongoing trade tensions between the United States and China has negatively impacted risk-on assets across the board.</p><p>Stock markets <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-plunges-nthanksaq-dow-stock-futures-fall-on-open" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">wiped away trillions in shareholder value</a> in response to Trump's sweeping tariff order, and crypto markets also experienced a deep sell-off.</p><p>Data from the Total3, an indicator that tracks the market capitalization of the entire crypto sector excluding BTC and Ether (<a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/ethereum-price" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">ETH</a>), shows that altcoins have collectively shed over 33% of their value since the market peak in December 2024.</p><p>By comparison, BTC is only down roughly 22% from its peak of over $109,000 in January 2025 and is currently rangebound, trading around the $84,000 level.</p><figure><img alt="Bitcoin Price, MicroStrategy, Bitcoin Adoption, Michael Saylor" src="https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2025-04/0196301b-3c04-7151-8c6b-d22ad865ada3" title=""><figcaption style="text-align: center;"><p><em>The Total3 crypto market cap, pictured in blue, compared to the price of Bitcoin. Source: </em><a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://www.tradingview.com/chart/g7xkPkTa/?symbol=BINANCE%3ABTCUSD" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" text="null" title="https://www.tradingview.com/chart/g7xkPkTa/?symbol=BINANCE%3ABTCUSD"><em>TradingView</em></a></p></figcaption></figure><p>The price of Bitcoin <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-outperforms-stock-market-during-trump-tariff-selloff" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">remained relatively stable</a> amid a $5 trillion sell-off in the stock market, lending credence to Bitcoin's use case as a <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/trade-war-uncertainty-bitcoin-adoption-nations" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">store-of-value asset</a> as opposed to a risk-on investment.</p><p>Speaking with Cointelegraph at Paris Blockchain Week 2025, Cypherpunk and CEO of digital asset infrastructure company Blockstream, Adam Back said the macroeconomic pressures from a <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/no-country-wins-global-trade-war-btc-surge-result" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">prolonged trade war</a> would make Bitcoin an increasingly attractive store of value.</p><p>Back forecasted inflation to surge to 10-15% in the next decade, making real investment returns on traditional asset classes such as stocks and real estate incredibly difficult for market participants.</p><p>"There is a real prospect of <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-may-rival-gold-as-inflation-hedge-adam-back" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">Bitcoin competing with gold</a> and then starting to take some of the gold use cases,” Back told Cointelegraph managing editor Gareth Jenkinson.</p><p><em><strong>Magazine: </strong></em><a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/bitcoin-honeytrap-bts-hybe-nft-asia-express/" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null"><em><strong>Bitcoiner sex trap extortion? 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<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMDIvMDE5NTMzMzAtMzYwNy03YzFhLTg1OGUtNGJjNmY0MzIyNWQz.jpg"></p><p><p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMDIvMDE5NTMzMzAtMzYwNy03YzFhLTg1OGUtNGJjNmY0MzIyNWQz.jpg" alt="Saylor signals Strategy is buying the dip amid macroeconomic turmoil"></p><p>Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor has signaled that the company plans to acquire more Bitcoin (<a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/bitcoin-price" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">BTC</a>) following a nearly two-week pause in purchases.<p>The company's <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/strategy-buys-2-billion-bitcoin-ahead-trump-tariffs" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">most recent acquisition</a> of 22,048 Bitcoin on March 31 brought its total holdings to 528,185 BTC.</p><p>According to SaylorTracker, Strategy's BTC investment is up by approximately 24%, representing over $8.6 billion in unrealized gains.</p><p>Strategy continues to accumulate BTC amid the recent market downturn that took Bitcoin's price below the $80,000 level, and the company continues to be closely monitored by BTC investors as a barometer for institutional interest in BTC.</p><figure><img alt="Bitcoin Price, MicroStrategy, Bitcoin Adoption, Michael Saylor" src="https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2025-04/0196301d-cba2-73c7-8ab2-15a028561df1" title=""><figcaption style="text-align: center;"><p><em>Strategy’s Bitcoin purchase history. Source: </em><a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://saylortracker.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" text="null" title="https://saylortracker.com/"><em>SaylorTracker</em></a></p></figcaption></figure><p><em><strong>Related: </strong></em><a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/michael-saylor-strategy-house-of-cards" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null"><em><strong>Has Michael Saylor’s Strategy built a house of cards?</strong></em></a></p><h2>Bitcoin's store-of-value narrative grows despite the recent price decline</h2><p>The current macroeconomic uncertainty from the ongoing trade tensions between the United States and China has negatively impacted risk-on assets across the board.</p><p>Stock markets <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-plunges-nthanksaq-dow-stock-futures-fall-on-open" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">wiped away trillions in shareholder value</a> in response to Trump's sweeping tariff order, and crypto markets also experienced a deep sell-off.</p><p>Data from the Total3, an indicator that tracks the market capitalization of the entire crypto sector excluding BTC and Ether (<a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/ethereum-price" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">ETH</a>), shows that altcoins have collectively shed over 33% of their value since the market peak in December 2024.</p><p>By comparison, BTC is only down roughly 22% from its peak of over $109,000 in January 2025 and is currently rangebound, trading around the $84,000 level.</p><figure><img alt="Bitcoin Price, MicroStrategy, Bitcoin Adoption, Michael Saylor" src="https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2025-04/0196301b-3c04-7151-8c6b-d22ad865ada3" title=""><figcaption style="text-align: center;"><p><em>The Total3 crypto market cap, pictured in blue, compared to the price of Bitcoin. Source: </em><a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://www.tradingview.com/chart/g7xkPkTa/?symbol=BINANCE%3ABTCUSD" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" text="null" title="https://www.tradingview.com/chart/g7xkPkTa/?symbol=BINANCE%3ABTCUSD"><em>TradingView</em></a></p></figcaption></figure><p>The price of Bitcoin <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-outperforms-stock-market-during-trump-tariff-selloff" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">remained relatively stable</a> amid a $5 trillion sell-off in the stock market, lending credence to Bitcoin's use case as a <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/trade-war-uncertainty-bitcoin-adoption-nations" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">store-of-value asset</a> as opposed to a risk-on investment.</p><p>Speaking with Cointelegraph at Paris Blockchain Week 2025, Cypherpunk and CEO of digital asset infrastructure company Blockstream, Adam Back said the macroeconomic pressures from a <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/no-country-wins-global-trade-war-btc-surge-result" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">prolonged trade war</a> would make Bitcoin an increasingly attractive store of value.</p><p>Back forecasted inflation to surge to 10-15% in the next decade, making real investment returns on traditional asset classes such as stocks and real estate incredibly difficult for market participants.</p><p>"There is a real prospect of <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-may-rival-gold-as-inflation-hedge-adam-back" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null">Bitcoin competing with gold</a> and then starting to take some of the gold use cases,” Back told Cointelegraph managing editor Gareth Jenkinson.</p><p><em><strong>Magazine: </strong></em><a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/bitcoin-honeytrap-bts-hybe-nft-asia-express/" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="null"><em><strong>Bitcoiner sex trap extortion? BTS firm’s blockchain disaster: Asia Express</strong></em></a></p><template data-name="subscription_form" data-type="crypto_biz" label="Subscription Form: Crypto Biz Newsletter"></template></p>
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