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MicroStrategy Buys More BTC as “Bitcoin Industrial Complex” Trading Volume Hits $38 Billion in a Day
- MicroStrategy acquired an additional 27,200 BTC, now holding a total of 279,420 BTC.
- US Spot Bitcoin ETFs now represent almost 5% of all Bitcoin holdings.
- The combined trading volume for US Spot Bitcoin ETFs, MicroStrategy, and Coinbase reached US$38 billion in a single day.
No bullish crypto week would be complete without an announcement by MicroStrategy and Michael Saylor that they’ve bought more Bitcoin. Well, almost, but here it is:
So, after buying another 27,200 BTC and now HODLing 279,420 BTC, and with the US Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) now accounting for almost 5% of total Bitcoin holdings, you might ask, what’s left to buy?
Records Broken, Left, Right and Centre
And it gets better – or worse, depending if you believe you have enough Bitcoin or not – as per Eric Balchunas, Bloomberg Senior ETF Analyst, the “Bitcoin Industrial Complex” has just hit a record in trading volume.
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Balchunas has thrown the US Spot ETFs, MicroStrategy and Coinbase in one basket, labelling them the Bitcoin Industrial Complex, with arguably some of the largest holders of BTC. The bunch had US$38 billion (AU$57.8 billion) in trading volume on Monday, 11 November.
That number includes the largest ETF, BlackRock’s IBIT, seeing over US$4.5 billion (AU$6.8 billion) in trading volume, which Balchunas said is pointing “to a robust week of inflows”.
Just an insane day, it really deserves a name a la Volmageddon.
Eric Balchunas, Bloomberg Senior ETF Analyst 
8 Out of 10 Public Companies That Own Bitcoin US-Based
And the mania didn’t stop at crypto, with Coinbase and MicroStrategy coming out on top, or in the top five rather, of stocks traded. Balchunas was impressed by what he called “feels like a craze”.
To which the crypto community replied: “You ain’t seen nothing yet.”
Not surprisingly, and entirely unrelated to Trump’s election win, is the fact that most public companies holding BTC are based in North America.
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While MSTR, Marathon Digital, Riot Platform, Tesla and Hut 8 Corp are in the top five of HODLers, the only company outside of US/ Canada is Bitcoin Group SE, a German holding company with a focus on cryptocurrencies.
Other notable non-North American holders include Japanese Nexon and Metaplanet, as well as Thailand-based Brooker Group’s BROOK.
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Aaron Feuerstein
Aaron Feuerstein is a freelance writer based in Melbourne. His focus is on decentralised finance and the regulatory space surrounding blockchain. He holds a Master's in Accounting. When he is not studying the latest legal case, he enjoys his time as a modest but eager hobby cook.
