MicroStrategy’s Saylor Says He Owns About $1 Billion in Bitcoin

MicroStrategy Inc.’s Michael Saylor is putting his money were his mouth is when it comes to Bitcoin, saying he has personally accumulated around $1 billion of the cryptocurrency.

About four years ago, Saylor disclosed in a tweet that he owns 17,732 Bitcoin, and he hasn’t sold any of the digital tokens, the executive chairman of the largest public corporate holder of Bitcoin said during an interview on Bloomberg Television. Bitcoin traded at around $56,000 on Wednesday.

“I continue to acquire more,” Saylor said, declining to disclose the exact amount of Bitcoin he owns personally. “I think it’s a great capital ...