Bitcoin News: Why MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor Wants Special Shareholders Meeting?

Highlights

MicroStrategy plan includes increasing authorized Class A shares to 10.33 billion.
With its Bitcoin accumulation strategy, the company's market valuation jumped 80x in last four years.
CEO Michael Saylor remains committed to the strategy, viewing Bitcoin as central to long-term financial growth.
Despite Nasdaq 100 inclusion, the MSTR stock remains in the bearish grip in December.

Business intelligence firm MicroStrategy is doubling down on its Bitcoin strategy by discussing new financing options to fund the BTC purchase. As a result, the firm has announced a special meeting of shareholders to vote on proposals that aim at advancing the 21/21 plan. The goal is to enhance the company’s capital-raising capabilities while aligning director compensation with the Bitcoin-centric approach.

MicroStrategy Holds A Special Meeting With Shareholders

Soon after announcing a $516 million Bitcoin purchase on Monday, MicroStrategy announced its plans to hold a special meeting with shareholders to discuss further financial options and increase its Bitcoin holdings. As part of its 21/21 plan, the company to focus on enhancing its capital-raising capabilities further. Below are some of the firm’s key proposals.

Increase in Class A Shares: The company seeks approval to raise the number of authorized Class A shares from 330 million to 10.33 billion, enabling more flexibility for future capital-raising efforts.
Expansion of Preferred Shares: The authorized preferred shares would increase from 5 million to 1.005 billion. It will help in broadening financing options to support strategic initiatives.
Amendment to Equity Incentive Plan: Proposed changes to the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan include automatic equity awards for newly appointed directors. This will ensure alignment with the company’s Bitcoin-focused vision.

This signifies Michael Saylor’s complete commitment towards MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin-centric strategy. In the last four years, the company has accumulated 439,000 Bitcoins, currently valued at approximately $42 billion. Besides, it has also propelled the company’s valuation to soar to $82 billion, an 80x surge after the company implemented its BTC plan for the first time in 2020.

This massive accumulation makes MicroStrategy the fourth-largest Bitcoin holder behind Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto, BlackRock Bitcoin ETF (IBIT), and crypto exchange Binance.

MSTR Stock on Downward Trajectory Despite Nasdaq 100 Inclusion

The MicroStrategy stock has been on a downward trajectory despite its inclusion in the Nasdaq 100 Index earlier in December. On Monday, the MSTR stock price corrected 8.78% slipping all the way to $332 levels. With this, it has extended its weekly losses to 19% and monthly losses to 17.65%. From its all-time high of $472 in November, the MSTR stock has corrected 30%. However, it has still been up by a massive 384% since the beginning of 2024.

Michael Saylor also remains hopeful of growth during the Donald Trump administration tenure as he proposing a strategic Bitcoin reserve to help the US pay its $36 trillion national debt. Commenting on the Republican win, Saylor said:

“With the red sweep, Bitcoin is surging up with tail winds, and the rest of the digital assets will also begin to surge. Taxes are coming down. All the rhetoric about unrealized capital gains taxes and wealth taxes is off the table. All of the hostility from the regulators to banks touching Bitcoin”.

Following last week’s all-time high of $108K, the Bitcoin price has witnessed increased selling pressure. In the last 24 hours, BTC has corrected another 2% extending its weekly losses to 11.52% and eyeing a further drop to $90,000. The Coinglass data shows $65 million in BTC liquidation with $45 million in long liquidations.

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