As Bitcoin (BTC) nears the $100,000 milestone, institutional fervour is surging, exemplified by Michael Saylor’s Strategy unveiling a plan to raise $84 billion for BTC purchases.

At the same time, a new entrant, Bitcoin Pepe, is offering an even more compelling investment opportunity for retail investors with its quickly selling out presale recently crossing $7.5 million.

Strategy, under Michael Saylor’s leadership, is aggressively pursuing $84 billion through equity and debt offerings to bolster its Bitcoin reserves.

The company already boasts 554,000 BTC, valued at roughly $53 billion, cementing its position as a leading corporate Bitcoin holder.

Despite a $4.2 billion net loss in Q1 2025, driven by a new accounting rule mandating market-value assessments of digital assets, Strategy remains undeterred.

It has filed to sell an additional $21 billion in shares after depleting a prior $21 billion offering, showcasing its relentless acquisition strategy.

Strategy also doubled its debt issuance goal from $21 billion to $42 billion, leveraging its balance sheet to maximise Bitcoin exposure.

The firm’s average Bitcoin purchase price is $68,459 as of April 28, 2025, reflecting its long-term faith in the cryptocurrency’s potential.

Through at-the-market equity programs, Strategy has sold $20.9 billion in shares, with just $128 million left from its previous allocation.

This approach has fueled a 16.1% increase in its Bitcoin holdings in Q1 2025 alone, dwarfing other public companies’ crypto treasuries.

Saylor views Bitcoin (BTC) as a premier store of value, a conviction unshaken by short-term accounting volatility.

While institutions like Strategy line up to acquire more bitcoins as Bitcoin approaches $100,000, the Bitcoin Pepe presale offers what could be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to invest in a project fusing Bitcoin and Solana, two of the most popular blockchains.

Bitcoin Pepe is a layer 2 solution engineered to enhance Bitcoin with Solana-like scalability and performance.

It merges Bitcoin’s unmatched security and decentralisation with Solana’s high-speed, low-cost transactions.

The project aspires to become the central hub for meme coin trading and DeFi on the Bitcoin network.

Its presale has already amassed over $7.516 million, currently in its ninth presale stage out of the planned 30 stages.

Notably, the price of Bitcoin Pepe’s native token, BPEP, has risen by 47.6% from the initial presale price, with each presale stage seeing a 5% price hike.

Early investors stand to gain significantly, with the presale allocating 50% of its 2.1 billion BPEP tokens to the community.

Adding to the presale hype, Bitcoin Pepe introduces a new token standard dubbed PEP-20 token, which is tailored for meme coin creation on the Bitcoin blockchain.

The project’s bridge to Bitcoin could unlock $2 trillion in dormant BTC capital, potentially revolutionising meme coin liquidity.

Designed for retail accessibility, Bitcoin Pepe aims to onboard the next billion users into crypto with its user-friendly platform.

As Bitcoin’s value soars, Bitcoin Pepe’s presale success signals strong investor confidence in its innovative vision.

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