During Q3, MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) purchased 3,907 bitcoins (BTC-USD) for $177M, or an average price of $45,294 each, inclusive of fees and expenses. As of Aug. 23, the company holds 108,992 bitcoins that were acquired at an aggregate purchase price of $2.918 billion, or an average purchase price of $26,769/bitcoin. Funding for the additional buys in Q3 was the sale of 238,053 shares under the company's ATM Facility at an average gross price per share of $753.21. Microstrategy is down 0.8% premarket. Bitcoin is down a hair from yesterday at $49.3K. The legalization of bitcoin as currency in El Salvador is just a few days away.