Michael Saylor Doubles Down: MicroStrategy Grabs 245 Bitcoin for $26M Amid Geopolitical Chaos—BTC Jumps 3.5%
Bitcoin's getting its war premium again. As global tensions flare, MicroStrategy just dropped another $26 million into BTC—because nothing says 'hedge against uncertainty' like doubling down on digital gold.
The Saylor Playbook: Buy The Dip, Ignore The Noise
While traditional markets twitch over headlines, the OG corporate bitcoin buyer stays robotic: 245 coins added to their now-legendary treasury reserve. No panic, no press conferences—just cold, accumulating logic.
Geopolitics Fuels The Fire
That 3.5% BTC bump? Classic risk-off behavior. Traders fleeing to decentralized assets while nation-states rattle sabers. Funny how the 'magic internet money' narrative shifts when SWIFT sanctions start biting.
Wall Street's Still Playing Catch-Up
Meanwhile, hedge funds are stuck explaining to LPs why their 'diversified portfolios' got outrun by a software company turned crypto hoarder. Maybe next quarter they'll discover hardware wallets.
Michael Saylor’s Strategy Purchases Millions in Latest Bitcoin Buy
According to the June 23 filing, Strategy announced its acquisition of 245 bitcoin for $26 million, with an average purchase price of $105,856 per Bitcoin.
According to a Monday morning X post from Saylor, Strategy’s buy-up of the cryptocurrency has achieved a BTC yield of 19.2% year-to-date.
“As of 6/22/2025, we hodl 592,345 $BTC acquired for ~$41.87 billion at ~$70,681 per bitcoin,” Saylor said.
Iran, U.S. Tensions Heat Up
News of Strategy’s latest Bitcoin purchase comes as the cryptocurrency ROSE over 3.5% on Monday after the United States led a series of airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear program over the weekend in an attack known as Operation Midnight Hammer.
Strategy has acquired 245 BTC for ~$26.0 million at ~$105,856 per bitcoin and has achieved BTC Yield of 19.2% YTD 2025. As of 6/22/2025, we hodl 592,345 $BTC acquired for ~$41.87 billion at ~$70,681 per bitcoin. $MSTR $STRK $STRF $STRD https://t.co/bnE0OC9kEv
— Michael Saylor (@saylor) June 23, 2025“Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities have been totally and completely obliterated,” U.S. President Donald TRUMP said while addressing the nation on Saturday night.
“Iran, the bully of the Middle East, must now make peace,” Trump said. “If they do not, future attacks will be far greater and a lot easier.”
Bitcoin dipped below the psychologically important $100,000 mark on June 22 as crypto markets responded to the escalation in tension centered around Iran and Israel’s longstanding conflict.
“This is NOT a market that is pricing in a long-term conflict,” The Kobeissi Letter said late Sunday, referring to the market’s perception of the dispute as a “short-lived war.”
On Monday afternoon, Iran confirmed that it had launched a series of missile strikes against Al-Udeid, an American military base in Qatar.
A Kremlin spokesperson told Russia’s state-run media on Monday that it was ready to help Iran amid the conflict’s dramatic escalation.
However, how crypto markets will react to increasing global volatility is still unclear
