Bitcoin Stands Firm As Missiles Fly : Saylor Prepares New Purchase

As tensions escalate between Israel and Iran, Michael Saylor is ramping up the momentum. The co-founder of Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), a staunch Bitcoin advocate, suggested a new massive purchase of BTC this weekend. This announcement comes in an explosive context, against a backdrop of targeted strikes on Tehran and risks of regional escalation. Against the tide of traditional markets, Saylor confirms his accumulation strategy, once again defying the logic of cycles and crises.

Michael Saylor Restarts Purchases : A Strong Signal Amid Instability

While Strategy invested $110 million to acquire 1,045 new bitcoins on Monday, June 9th, this weekend Michael Saylor posted a chart of Bitcoin’s price on X (formerly Twitter), which appears to be a new implicit announcement of an imminent BTC purchase by Strategy.

Bigger Dots are ₿etter pic.twitter.com/vm1UItzmRb

— Michael Saylor (@saylor) June 15, 2025

This type of visual communication, without explicit messaging but highly suggestive, is part of Saylor’s codes to signal to the market his company’s accumulation intentions. Such an operation could be formalized as early as the opening of traditional markets this Monday, at a time when geopolitical tensions are at their peak.

Indeed, this announcement follows a previous purchase made on June 9th, 2025, of a significant amount, but relatively modest compared to the firm’s usual standards.

Here are the key figures :

• The purchase amount on June 9th : 1,045 BTC, for approximately $110 million ;
• Strategy’s total current holdings : 582,000 BTC ;
• Estimated unrealized gain : +50 %, according to SaylorTracker data ;
• Estimated latent capital gain : over $20 billion.

These acquisitions fit within the continuity of an aggressive strategy adopted for several years by Saylor, which aims to make bitcoin an alternative store of value to fiat currencies.

By sending this new purchase signal, he reinforces the idea that even in times of extreme global uncertainty, bitcoin remains, in his eyes, the safest asset in the long term.

A Resilient Bitcoin Despite the Strikes on Tehran

The timing of this announcement is no coincidence. It comes as Israeli forces carried out targeted strikes on the Iranian capital, Tehran, on Thursday evening, which immediately raised fears of a large-scale military escalation.

Despite this, the price of bitcoin only dropped by 3 %, before stabilizing around $106,000. This relative crypto market resilience contrasts with the expected nervousness on traditional financial markets.

Another indicator of this strength concerns Bitcoin-backed exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Indeed, these funds have recorded five consecutive days of net capital inflows, for a total amount exceeding $1.3 billion, according to Farside Investors.

At the same time, the Crypto Fear & Greed Index shows a level of 61, signaling a feeling of greed in the market. Such a level, in this context, reflects increased confidence from institutional investors in BTC’s role as a safe haven.

Saylor’s announcement can thus be interpreted as a bet on Bitcoin’s solidity during crisis periods, but also as a risky calculation in a highly unstable environment. In the event of military escalation or a surge in energy prices, consequences for crypto markets could be more severe than expected. For the co-founder of Strategy, bitcoin remains the ultimate safe haven asset and could capture $30 trillion of the US bond market, even as the world wavers.