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Capital B raises $17.8m to expand Bitcoin treasury
Capital B raises $17.8m to expand Bitcoin treasury

Capital B raises $17.8m to expand Bitcoin treasury

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Capital B raised $17.8 million from strategic investors as the France-listed Bitcoin treasury company moved to strengthen its digital asset holdings.

The funding round included participation from Blockstream CEO Adam Back and Paris-based asset manager TOBAM.

The company said the new capital could support the purchase of another 182 Bitcoin for its corporate treasury.

Capital B raised the funds through a private share placement, with four share subscription warrants attached to each share.

The shares were issued at a fixed price of $0.78 under the latest private placement.

Capital B said the proceeds, combined with its ongoing operations, could lift its Bitcoin holdings to 3,125 BTC.

The company currently holds 2,943 BTC, with the value of those holdings estimated at about $237 million.

Capital B ranks as the 25th-largest Bitcoin treasury company globally, according to Bitcointreasuries data.

The firm also ranks as Europe’s second-largest Bitcoin treasury company after Germany’s Bitcoin Group SE.

Alexandre Laizet, Capital B’s board director of Bitcoin strategy, said the full exercise of warrants linked to the transaction could raise another $116.5 million.

The additional amount would come through the issuance of about 92 million extra shares.

The latest raise followed another funding move last week, when Capital B secured $1.3 million from Adam Back to support its Bitcoin treasury strategy.

Capital B shares rose about 4.3% after Monday’s announcement and traded near 0.67 euros, or around $0.79.

Despite the latest share price gain, the company’s stock remains down by about 11% since the start of the year.

The fundraising suggests Capital B continues to pursue Bitcoin accumulation while other treasury firms take a more cautious approach.

Several companies in the sector have recently focused on hedging programmes, debt reduction, and asset sales after weaker market conditions.

Strategy raised an additional $2.5 billion on 20 April through Stretch securities and Class A common stock sales.

XCE also raised $794,000 on 23 April in a funding round backed by Adam Back.

Apart from those deals, few Bitcoin treasury companies have announced public capital raises over the past six weeks.

Nakamoto recently launched an actively managed Bitcoin derivatives programme to generate income from volatility and protect part of its BTC holdings.

The Nasdaq-listed company also reported the sale of 284 Bitcoin in a 30 March filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

Genius Group sold its remaining 84 BTC in February for about $5.7 million.

The company said the proceeds from that sale went towards repaying an $8.5 million debt obligation.

Capital B’s latest move shows that some corporate Bitcoin buyers still see treasury expansion as a priority despite broader market pressure.

At this time of reporting, Bitcoin price was $80,977.62.


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