Look, I do know I’m late to the occasion.
I keep in mind overlaying the information of MicroStrategy’s first bitcoin buy, and I’ve watched the inventory rise from $14 to $400 per share. All that point, I didn’t purchase.
But, this previous Friday, for the primary time since 2018, I purchased shares — particularly MicroStrategy (MSTR) and a pair different corporations additionally holding bitcoin on their steadiness sheets. It was one thing I by no means thought I’d do once more.In 2018, I offered all my shares for extra bitcoin when the value crashed into the $3,000 vary, and I’ve not bought another asset than bitcoin since then. That modified this week. I used to be studying this attention-grabbing thread from Jeremy Garcia, founder and CEO of Satoshi’s Journal, and he was summarizing MicroStrategy’s Q3 2024 earnings name from earlier this 12 months. It made me come to some realizations.
First, if bitcoin goes to reach reaching a value within the a whole bunch of thousands and thousands and past, then it is smart to get some publicity to an organization that now holds 446,400 BTC, is buying and selling within the Nasdaq 100 Index, and has the longer term potential of becoming a member of the S&P 500.
A strategic bitcoin reserve technique has the potential to make MicroStrategy one of the, if not probably the most, priceless firm on this planet, and MicroStrategy is simply going to proceed to purchase extra bitcoin, in response to Michael Saylor himself.
If MicroStrategy is to develop into the world’s Most worthy firm, then their inventory value right now could be extraordinarily undervalued to what it might be at that time sooner or later. Why wouldn’t I purchase some? I already really feel dumb sufficient for not shopping for any. Certain my bitcoin has carried out extraordinarily effectively, however MSTR has outperformed bitcoin.
I do know I might simply purchase spot bitcoin, and perhaps that’s the most secure play to make. However I’ve additionally been accumulating bitcoin for a very long time, and am fascinated with allocating some capital to purchase shares in corporations additionally betting on bitcoin’s future success.
I might be incomes extra fiat that I might then take and purchase extra bitcoin (if the shares outperform BTC) however even when they don’t, it provides me the chance to take revenue and use it for all times bills.
One other factor behind my thoughts is, what if one thing unexpected occurs sooner or later and I mess up and lose my bitcoin stack resulting from a private error.
I’ll admit, I’ve anxiousness figuring out that although I’ve thought out my bitcoin custody, and brought the required steps to correctly safe my cash, one thing might nonetheless go mistaken.
On this approach, the considered having another property to fall again on simply in case is a constructive.
Look, I’m bullish on bitcoin. And if bitcoin succeeds then I feel the businesses, people, and nations adopting it can doubtless succeed as effectively.
I like profitable, and need to get some publicity to corporations additionally profitable large. If I’m mistaken on these bets then so be it, it’s solely a small allocation to my total portfolio. However the potential upside is definitely worth the time and threat I feel.
None of that is monetary recommendation, I’m simply sharing my ideas on what I’m doing as a Bitcoiner. For now, meaning I’m shopping for MSTR.
This text is a Take. Opinions expressed are solely the writer’s and don’t essentially replicate these of BTC Inc or Bitcoin Journal.