MicroStrategy has paused its weekly Bitcoin purchases ahead of its fourth-quarter earnings report scheduled for February 5. This marks the end of a 12-week streak during which the company bought a total of 218,887 Bitcoin, bringing its current holdings to 471,107 Bitcoin. Executive Chairman Michael Saylor did not disclose the reason for the halt, but analysts suggest it may be due to a blackout period for public companies before earnings announcements to prevent insider trading. This period restricts trading of a company's securities and could likely include Bitcoin given that it makes up a substantial part of MicroStrategy's balance sheet. The company had previously raised approximately $250 million to acquire more Bitcoin and sold about 7.3 million shares of its series in early February.

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