Market maker Group One acquires 13.5% stake in MicroStrategy

Based in Chicago, market maker Group One became the owner of 1,261,744 MicroStrategy shares, equal to a 13.49% stake. The information is contained in отчетности for SEC.

The position is valued at $239.7 million at the January 10 close of $190 per share. The company also became owner of options on 1.3 million shares.

Group One specialises in US equity options and provides liquidity across a broad range of securities.

Over the past year MicroStrategy’s market capitalisation has fallen by 60.7%.

According to Bitcoin Treasuries, the analytics software provider holds 132,500 BTC worth $2.315 billion at an average purchase price of $30,392. The current Bitcoin price is $17,500, according to CoinGecko.

The latest deal on 2501 BTC was recorded at the end of 2022.

In November, MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor confirmed the course for further purchases of digital gold, despite the ongoing decline in the crypto market.

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