Bitcoin Price Holds Above $106K, Amidst Continued Adoption and Market Optimism

Rada Mateescu•June 16, 2025

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On June 16, Michael Saylor announced that Strategy₿ bought more Bitcoin.
Meanwhile, Metaplanet reached 10,000 BTC in total holdings.

On June 16, Bitcoin's price rose above $106,000, pushed upwards by continued adoption, institutional interest, and market optimism.

Strategy₿ Bought More Bitcoin

In a post on X on June 16, Michael Saylor announced that Strategy₿ bought 10,100 BTC for approximately $1.05 billion at over $104,000 per coin.

The company has achieved a yield of over 19% in 2025, and as of June 16, it holds 592,000 BTC acquired for $41,84 billion at over $70,600 per coin.

Strategy has acquired 10,100 BTC for ~$1.05 billion at ~$104,080 per bitcoin and has achieved BTC Yield of 19.1% YTD 2025. As of 6/15/2025, we hodl 592,100 $BTC acquired for ~$41.84 billion at ~$70,666 per bitcoin. $MSTR $STRK $STRF $STRD https://t.co/n7q77DmqCY

— Michael Saylor (@saylor) June 16, 2025

At today's prices, the company's holdings are worth over $63,1 billion.

Saylor hinted at this new BTC purchase by the company on June 15, when he shared a post on X featuring the company's portfolio tracker.

Today, June 16, the MSTR share is up by over 3%, trading above $382.

It's also worth noting that Metaplanet, another Bitcoin-centric company, announced more BTC purchases today.

Metaplanet Reaches 10,000 BTC in Total Holdings

Saylor also re-posted an announcement by Metaplanet's CEO, Simon Gerovich, who announced that the company bought 1,112 BTC for $117,2 million at over $105,000 per coin.

Also, the company achieved a BTC yield of over 266% in 2025, and as of June 16, it holds 10,000 BTC in total holdings. The coins were acquired for over $947 million at approximately $94,697 per coin.

Metaplanet has acquired 1112 BTC for ~$117.2 million at ~$105,435 per bitcoin and has achieved BTC Yield of 266.1% YTD 2025. As of 6/16/2025, we hold 10,000 $BTC acquired for ~$947 million at ~$94,697 per bitcoin. $MTPLF pic.twitter.com/8nmQ2RaOIF

— Simon Gerovich (@gerovich) June 16, 2025

At today's prices, Metaplanet's BTC holdings are worth over $1,067 billion.

Bitcoin Trades Above $106,000

At the moment of writing this article, BTC is trading above $106,000, up by more than 1.4% in the past 24 hours.

Bitcoin's price holds above the important psychological level of $100,000, despite the ongoing global instabilities, including the Iran-Israel war and others.

Bitcoin's price is supported by continued global adoption and institutional interest. BTC ETFs in the US have recorded their fifth consecutive day of inflows above $$300 million on June 13.

As of June 13, the total net assets in BTC ETFs were almost $128 billion, and the cumulative total net flow in the crypto products was over $45,6 billion, according to data from SoSoValue.