Sequans Communications, a publicly traded Paris-based 5G and Internet of Things semiconductor company, announced plans to raise approximately $385 million through a debt and equity offering to acquire Bitcoin, signaling growing corporate interest in cryptocurrency as a treasury asset. Meanwhile, ProCap Financial, a Bitcoin-native financial services firm led by entrepreneur Anthony Pompliano, revealed a merger with Nasdaq-listed Columbus Circle Capital Corp I in a $1 billion deal. ProCap has raised $750 million in an initial fundraise, the largest for a public Bitcoin treasury company, and aims to hold up to $1 billion in Bitcoin. Following the announcement, ProCap acquired 3,724 Bitcoin worth about $395 million and later added another 1,208 Bitcoin, bringing its total holdings to 4,932 BTC valued at approximately $388 million. The company’s cost basis per Bitcoin is reported at $104,322, with a market capitalization of $388.04 million. Additionally, Japanese Bitcoin treasury firm Metaplanet raised $515 million through new stock issuance, with plans to issue 555 million shares and target holdings of 30,000 BTC by 2025 and 100,000 BTC subsequently. Other Bitcoin treasury purchases on June 24 included acquisitions by The Smarter Web Company (196 BTC), The Blockchain Group (75 BTC), Bitmax (49 BTC), Vinanz (37 BTC), Vaultz Capital (10 BTC), LQWD Technologies (5 BTC), and Panther Metals (1 BTC).
Why has $BTC surged so sharply over the past 2 days? Most of the buying came from #ProCap BTC, which purchased 4,932 BTC worth $514.5M. On June 23, they announced a $1B merger and had raised more than $750M. https://t.co/sUEUrfMgA2 In less than a day, they spent $386.5M to buy https://t.co/FbsMDpnAGI
Updated data for ProCap BTC CCCM: - BTC held: 4,932 - Cost basis: $104,322.00 - Market cap: $388.04M - mNAV: 0.729x - BTC per share: 0.0001449 https://t.co/qKgVrHOhYS
JUST IN: PROCAP BTC ADDS 1,208 BITCOIN, BRINGING TOTAL HOLDINGS TO 4,923 BTC Source: @Coindesk https://t.co/iYg7Xp9ISg https://t.co/60Ib3vTyhK