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A publicly traded company is raising fresh capital to ramp up their bet on Ethereum. But, why?
What’s happening:
- BTCS Inc (NASDAQ: BTCS) has entered into a new $57.8M USD convertible note financing with ATW Partners for the purpose of accumulating more Ethereum to hold directly as an asset
By the numbers:
- $7.8M USD has been converted initially by BTCS Inc with the remaining $50M USD available upon mutual agreement
- BTCS Inc currently owns more than 9,000 Ethereum tokens
Why it matters:
- This is one of the largest financing deals in the public markets for the sole purpose of buying and holding Ethereum
Going deeper:
- BTCS Inc’s primary business model is operating validator nodes on the Ethereum blockchain as well as optimizing block-building operations to prioritize transactions with higher fas fees that are being processed on Ethereum
- Publicly listed companies in the United States have been raising capital at a blistering pace to accumulate Bitcoin, with new deals launching from Vivek Ramaswamy’s Strive Asset Management as well as SoftBank and Tether backing Twenty One Capital through a SPAC deal with Cantor Equity Partners (NASDAQ: CEP)
The intrigue:
- ATW Partners also just notably struck a $500M USD financing deal with Sol Strategies (CSE: HODL) for the purpose of accumulating Solana
