On the back of Bitcoin's soaring price, related stocks are once again favored by investors, such as MicroStrategy.On Monday local time, Michael Saylor, the founder of the software development company, announced on the social media platform X that his company has used convertible bonds and additional cash income to purchase an additional 12,000 Bitcoins, spending nearly $822 million. This has pushed MicroStrategy's total Bitcoin holdings to 205,000, worth over $15 billion, equivalent to half of the company's current market value.Following the announcement, MicroStrategy's stock price surged continuously, closing up 11% on Wednesday at $1766.15. Since March 6 (the day the company announced the bond pricing), the stock has risen by 68%. After a staggering 346% surge last year, it has already soared by 180% this year.Saylor also stated to the media on Monday that Bitcoin will &#34;swallow&#34; the gold market. He believes that with the emergence of Bitcoin spot ETFs, more institutional investors will participate. Saylor is also optimistic about the upcoming Bitcoin &#34;halving.&#34;On April 23, Bitcoin will undergo its quadrennial &#34;halving,&#34; during which the amount of Bitcoin miners receive from mining on computers will decrease, and block rewards will also decline.&#34;In order to meet the demands of investors, the price of Bitcoin must rise,&#34; Saylor said. &#34;This is the future direction of this asset.&#34;The price of Bitcoin rose by 2.7% on Wednesday, briefly surpassing $73,400.MicroStrategy announced on Monday that it has completed a 0.625% convertible bond issue due in 2030, with net proceeds of approximately $782 million. Analysts at Canaccord Genuity stated on the same day that this may be the first time a 2030 $800 million convertible bond with a conversion premium higher than 1% has appeared on the market.MicroStrategy also mentioned that the funds raised from this bond issuance were further used to purchase Bitcoin. Since the beginning of the year, MicroStrategy has acquired nearly 16,000 Bitcoins.The increase in the value of its shares far exceeds that of the purchased Bitcoins. As of Monday, Canaccord's analysis showed that MicroStrategy's equity value premium over its Bitcoin holdings has reached 86%.Moreover, this figure has significantly increased in the past three days. According to Canaccord's analysis, MicroStrategy's stock premium has now reached close to 99%.

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MicroStrategy used the proceeds from issuing convertible bonds and additional cash income to purchase an additional 12,000 bitcoins, spending nearly $822 million.

After announcing the purchase of coins, "Bitcoin shadow stock" MSTR surged by 11%, and has risen by 180% this year.