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Michael Saylor’s Strategy, Semler Scientific and asset management titan BlackRock have added to their respective Bitcoin stockpiles as net inflows for US Spot BTC ETFs (exchange-traded funds) topped $1.5 billion in the last 3 days.
That’s as Bitcoin pumped over 13% in the last month to trade at $94,465.12 as of 1:19 a.m. EST, according to CoinMarketCap data.
Institutions Scoop Up More Bitcoin
Strategy, previously known as MicroStrategy and the largest corporate Bitcoin holder, added to its BTC stash. Yesterday, the firm announced in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it acquired an additional 1,895 Bitcoins for $180.3 million during the week of April 28 to May 4.
$MSTR has acquired 1,895 BTC for ~$180.3 million at ~$95,167 per bitcoin and has achieved BTC Yield of 14.0% YTD 2025. As of 5/4/2025, we hodl 555,450 $BTC acquired for ~$38.08 billion at ~$68,550 per bitcoin. $STRK $STRF https://t.co/rusgfuyCTG
— Michael Saylor (@saylor) May 5, 2025
Strategy’s latest purchase is one of the smallest purchases made by the company in 2025, and has pushed the firm’s total holdings to 555,450 BTC.
US healthtech firm Semler Scientific also added to its Bitcoin stockpile. In an announcement yesterday, the company said it bought another 167 BTC for $16.2 million between April 30 and May 2. This comes after the firm announced a 111 BTC purchase on April 25.
BTC ETF Net Inflows Top $1.5B In 3 Days
Other institutional investors bought Bitcoin as well. Data from Farside Investors shows US BTC ETFs recorded net inflows of more than $1.5 billion in the past 3 weekdays. Much of the inflows were posted by BlackRock’s IBIT, which has been the dominant fund since Bitcoin ETFs launched in January last year.
According to on-chain analytics platform Arkham Intelligence, BlackRock bought $2.5 billion worth of Bitcoin last week. Arkham added that the asset management giant purchased $500 million worth of the leading crypto every day last week.
BLACKROCK BOUGHT $2.5 BILLION USD OF BITCOIN LAST WEEK
$500 MILLION DOLLARS EVERY DAY
HOW MUCH ARE THEY BUYING THIS WEEK? pic.twitter.com/y0B4VFnUsp
— Arkham (@arkham) May 5, 2025
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