Bitcoin holdings of public companies have surged in 2021
The amount of BTC held by public companies has gained significant market share from that held in spot ETFs since Microstrategy’s “Bitcoin for Corporations” conference during Feb 2021. The quantity of Bitcoin held by private corporations has increased significantly during 2021, building on increases from the previous year. In a Jan. 3 tweet, on-chain analyst Willy Woo claimed that public companies holding “significant BTC have gained market share from spot ETFs as a way to access BTC exposure on public equity markets”. This has been more noticeable since MicroStrategy's "Bitcoin for....
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Public companies hold more than $3.6 billion worth of Bitcoin, technology research Kevin Rooke found. Technology researcher Kevin Rooke has been tracking the Bitcoin (BTC) holdings of public companies throughout the past two years. According to Rooke, public firms now hold over $3.6 billion worth of BTC.In 2019, public companies had merely 20,000 BTC on their books. This figure has increased to 105,837 BTC in 12 months. Rooke said:“Last year, public companies held fewer than 20,000 BTC on their balance sheets. Today, 19 public companies hold 105,837 BTC on their balance sheets, valued at....
Tesla remains one of the public companies with the largest bitcoin holdings in the world. The automotive manufacturer had purchased bitcoin which was made public by CEO Elon Musk at a conference. Since then, the company has maintained its position in the digital asset, revealing that it had no intentions of selling its holdings. This […]
Many public companies are now turning to a Bitcoin strategy, with many of them undergoing treasury changes. Notably, public companies holding Bitcoin on their balance sheets have seen their aggregate holdings surge past $113 billion in early September. This balance shows not only strong institutional conviction in Bitcoin as a reserve asset but also the […]
Bitcoin futures exchange Bakkt is going public via a merger with VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) created for taking startup firms public. Both companies have now confirmed the transaction, and will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under a new name – Bakkt Holdings Inc., – sometime in the second quarter of 2021. Rumours about the deal have swelled since early January. After the merger, Bakkt is expected to have an enterprise value of $2.1 billion, the company announced on Jan. 11. Bakkt was founded by Intercontinental....
HK Asia Holdings announced the purchase of one Bitcoin on February 13, calling this investment “symbolic in scale.” Following the public announcement, the company’s stocks surged by 93% between February 13 and 17. This increase catapulted the stock to 5.50 HKD (Hong Kong Dollars) which is the equivalent of $0.71. While the price has fluctuated […]