MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor: Apple should invest in BTC, which would better stimulate its stock price than buying back Apple shares.

Michael Saylor, founder of Strategy, the dominant bitcoin holdings in U.S. listed companies, said yesterday (10) that Apple should buy bitcoin, suggesting that this move may be more effective than its share repurchase program. Japan's ANAP Lightning Capital: Buy 1,000 BTC by the end of August, UK's Anemoi has invested 30% cash, Canada's Belgravia Capital completed its first investment) (Background added: Metaplanet launches Asia's largest bitcoin equity financing: aims to buy $5.4 billion BTC with 1% supply) Financial commentator Jim Cramer Yesterday (10) posted on the social platform X that the share repurchase plan of technology giant Apple (Apple) is not ideal. He said bluntly: (Apple) can increase the value of the capital, or it can take part of it to integrate. It's not a disgraceful thing, it's not. Michael Saylor, founder of Strategy, the dominant bitcoin holdings among U.S. listed companies, also responded quickly, commenting that Apple should buy bitcoin, suggesting that this move may be more effective than its share buyback program. MSTR, Apple stocks, bitcoin five-year trend comparison Although Apple's market value is much larger than the market value of Micro Strategy, Saylor's suggestion undoubtedly comes from the success story of MicroStrategy investing in Bitcoin. According to the latest data from BitcoinTreasuries, since the official launch of its Bitcoin reserve strategy in 2020, MicroStrategy has now owned 582,000 bitcoins through continuous increase in positions, with a total position value of $63.2 billion and an account floating profit approaching $23 billion. With the price of bitcoin rising, the price of micro-strategy stocks (MSTR) has soared by 3,164% in the past five years, and its market capitalization has jumped above $100 billion, making it one of the brightest stocks in the US stock market. Microstrategy stock price. Source: Google Finance In contrast, Apple began a share repurchase program in 2012, which refers to the company's use of cash to buy back its own shares from the market to reduce the number of outstanding shares and increase earnings per share, thereby giving back to shareholders. In May 2024, Apple announced a record $110 billion buyback program. But while Apple's market capitalization has reached $3.04 trillion, its share price has risen only 140.78% in the past five years, far below MicroStrategy's stock return. And so far this year, Apple's stock price has fallen 18%. At the same time, the price of bitcoin has increased by more than 10 times in the past five years. Related reports Microstrategy echoes "Bitcoin quantum attack", Michael Saylor: Unfounded worry, if it comes true, Google and Microsoft will fall first Microstrategy Michael Sylor marks big Internet celebrity Joe Rogan: Let's talk about Bitcoin! SharpLink Gaming intends to raise $425 million to buy ETH, and the stock price soared 800% in a single day [MicroStrategy Michael Saylor: Apple should invest in BTC, more than buy back Apple shares can motivate the stock price] This article was first published in BlockTempo's "Dynamic Trend - The Most Influential Blockchain News Media".