Can MicroStrategy Emulate Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, And Accumulate Bitcoin With Yen?
Setting politics aside: Acquiring dollars is incredibly costly. This further supports Trump’s stance. He has consistently been correct. A decreased fund rate would lead to an increase in money circulation within the economy. Who can tell, the economy might grow at a historically rapid pace. What’s evident is that MicroStrategy is purchasing BTC at elevated prices, with every batch of Bitcoin acquired coming from borrowed capital.
As reported by BTC Treasuries, Strategy, which was previously known as MicroStrategy, currently possesses 640,031 BTC, surpassing the holdings of the second largest public entity, MARA Holdings, by more than tenfold. Despite Metaplanet’s zealous approach to buying BTC, the Japanese company is still far behind Strategy. By October 3, their total assets exceeded $77 billion, and with BTC prices on the rise, they might soon reach the $100 billion milestone.
(Source: BTC Treasuries)
The most recent Bitcoin acquisition by Strategy occurred in late September when they purchased 196 Bitcoin at a rate of $113,000 each. Their average acquisition cost for Bitcoin is nearly $74,000. As a result, even at current market prices, Strategy’s profit has nearly doubled, which promotes further accumulation. This perspective assumes Bitcoin’s price could soar to around $150,000 in a historically favorable fourth quarter.
(Source: Strategy, X)
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Strategy Will Persist in Accumulating BTC
Irrespective of market settings, Strategy is expected to keep acquiring more Bitcoin. Earlier in the year, they unveiled a strategy to raise $42 billion over three years to facilitate the procurement of Bitcoin. From this $42 billion, they plan to generate $21 billion through equity sales, while the remaining $21 billion will be sourced from fixed-income securities.
In late February, Strategy raised $2 billion through issuing +0% convertible senior notes maturing in 2030, which they used to acquire 20,356 Bitcoin at an average price of $97,800. Earlier, in late November, just as Bitcoin surpassed $75,000, they also issued +0% convertible senior notes due in 2029, raising $5 billion to purchase 134,480 BTC at an average cost of $89,286.
By Q1 2025, Strategy had generated $20 billion, nearing half of its $42 billion target, for BTC purchases. Throughout the year, the publicly traded company stated it was positioned to “further augment shareholder value by leveraging robust price floor from both retail and institutional investors” in meeting its strategic objectives.
The reality is, each dollar raised incurs high costs as the prevailing interest rates exceed +4%, considerably higher than those seen in other countries, especially Japan.
Could Strategy Emulate Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway in Japan?
The notion of borrowing at lower costs to acquire an asset expected to appreciate, thus yielding higher returns, is enticing. Michael Saylor, the founder of MicroStrategy, is attentively observing this scenario. He has recently suggested the concept of multi-currency borrowing to keep the “Bitcoin yield” mechanism active.
The Yen and Euro are being considered as viable options for the firm to garner funds through preferred share sales.
Of the two, the Yen may prove to be a more economical choice. As of early October 2025, the Bank of Japan has maintained interest rates at +0.50%. They had been in negative rates until March 2024 when the central bank significantly raised rates.
(Source: TradingEconomics)
If they choose this route, they won’t be the pioneers, as one analyst noted on X. Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway have capitalized on Japan’s low borrowing rates for a prolonged period. Observers point out that the ultra-low Yen debt continues to finance Berkshire’s investments in dependable trading corporations in Japan.
Berkshire Hathaway $BRK has been borrowing yen in Japan at <1% with a ten-year duration. It has now invested $30 billion in Japan’s five sogo shosha (major trading houses). These companies have an annual yield of 4%. Essentially, Berkshire is arbitraging >3% + shares upside on…
— Louis (@louishliu) October 6, 2025
By issuing Samurai bonds at rates below +1% and allocating the proceeds to Japan’s five leading trading houses, the American corporation has successfully netted around +4% in dividends while benefiting from even greater share appreciation, thus achieving a net margin exceeding +3%, after accounting for borrowing expenses.
Berkshire Hathaway has financed much of its $24 billion in Japanese holdings with fixed cost, yen denominated debt.
It pays $135 million in interest.
It receives $812 million in dividends.
Warren Buffett might be good at this macro/arbitrage thing. $BRK pic.twitter.com/IwrhKbJEmj
— Compound248
Should Strategy, similar to Metaplanet, pursue bonds targeting the Japanese trading market, the firm could potentially enjoy enhanced yields from arbitrage spreads, increasing from the present +26% yield accruing from USD-denominated debt.
Strategy has acquired 850 Bitcoin for ~$99.7 million at ~$117,344 per BTC and has achieved Bitcoin Yield of 26.0% YTD 2025. As of 9/21/2025, we hold 639,835 $BTC acquired for ~$47.33 billion at ~$73,971 per BTC. $MSTR $STRC $STRK $STRF $STRD https://t.co/tYNhUZvtOu
— Strategy (@Strategy) September 22, 2025
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Will Strategy Follow Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffett?
- Strategy accumulating Bitcoin
- Public firm now owns more than 600,000 Bitcoin
- Japan has a low interest rate environment
- Will Strategy follow Warren Buffet and Berkshire Hathaway?
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