Public Canadian Firm Swaps CAD for BTC: Matador Technologies Joins the Bitcoin Treasury Revolution

According to an announcement unveiled on Monday, Matador Technologies Inc., a Canadian publicly listed outfit, declared it’s adding bitcoin to its balance sheet. Matador Technologies Aims to ‘Future-Proof’ Its Treasury Matador, a crypto venture launched in 2014, trades on the TSX Venture Exchange with the ticker MATA, and will now keep bitcoin (BTC) in its … Read more

Corporate Bitcoin Adoption Surges in 2024, River Report Reveals

Corporate adoption of bitcoin has experienced a significant surge in 2024, according to a recent report from River, a U.S.-based bitcoin-focused financial services company. The report highlights the growing role of bitcoin in business treasuries, offering insights into key trends and future projections. Corporate Interest in Bitcoin Spikes, U.S. Companies Dominate Holdings River’s report indicates … Read more

El Salvador Will Keep Buying 1 Bitcoin Daily Until BTC ‘Becomes Unaffordable’ With Fiat Currencies, Says President Bukele

El Salvador has been buying one bitcoin a day since 2022, according to President Nayib Bukele, who confirmed that his country’s “1 bitcoin a day program” will continue until the cryptocurrency “becomes unaffordable with fiat currencies.” The bitcoins acquired from El Salvador’s daily purchases are also deposited into the same wallet address used for the … Read more

El Salvador Moves ‘Big Chunk’ of Its BTC to Cold Wallet — President Bukele Says ‘Call It Our First Bitcoin Piggy Bank’

El Salvador has transferred “a big chunk” of its bitcoin holdings to a cold wallet, President Nayib Bukele has announced. “You can call it our first bitcoin piggy bank,” he said. As of writing, the wallet’s balance totals approximately 5,690 bitcoins. El Salvador Establishes Its First ‘Bitcoin Piggy Bank’ El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele announced … Read more

El Salvador Has More Bitcoin Than Public Estimates With Multiple BTC Revenue Sources, President Bukele Indicates

President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador has indicated that his country’s bitcoin holdings may exceed public estimates. He revealed that El Salvador has been generating bitcoin-related revenue from various sources in addition to the capital gains from bitcoin purchased since its legalization as a legal tender in the country. ‘El Salvador Is Bitcoin Country’ El … Read more

Close to 60,000 BTC Erased From Bitcoin Treasuries in 9 Months, 4 Entities Hold More Than 100K BTC

During the last two years, a number of public and private companies, exchange-traded products (ETPs), and countries have added bitcoin to their balance sheet. However, during the last nine months of 2022, the number of bitcoin stored in these types of treasuries dropped by 57,481 bitcoin, worth around $1.1 billion using today’s exchange rates. $1.1 … Read more

Bitcoin Treasuries Records Show $2.1 Billion in BTC Was Erased From Balance Sheets

During the 12 months, public companies, private companies, exchange-traded funds, and even countries have added bitcoin to their balance sheets. As of July 17, 2022, the aforementioned types of entities hold approximately 1,325,396 bitcoins worth $27.84 billion today. However, the number of coins stored in bitcoin treasuries has dropped since June 5, 2021, by approximately … Read more