After months of aggressive accumulation, market conditions are forcing Bitcoin treasury companies to sell.
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- Cryptocurrency treasury companies are preparing to sell off their crypto assets
- Shares of major financial companies are trading below their digital asset holdings
- Selling these assets could cause a vicious cycle in the crypto market
Digital asset treasury companies, including those that hold Bitcoin, have begun selling assets. Falling valuations, market risk-off sentiment, and volatile crypto prices are changing the underlying economic landscape. According to a report in the Financial Times on Wednesday, November 26, this could create a vicious cycle for crypto assets.
So far, treasury companies like Strategy, the largest corporate Bitcoin (BTC) holder, have relied on a simple loop. Companies will buy up digital assets and stock prices will rise even more. They would then use their shares to buy more cryptocurrencies. Now, this cycle threatens to reverse.
Shares of Strategy Inc., Metaplanet Inc., and other large financial firms are trading below the net asset value of the digital assets they own. For example, Strategy has $56 billion in Bitcoin, but its market cap is only $49 billion.
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Bitcoin treasury firm ready for fire sale
This development, driven by risk-off sentiment and leveraged positions, is motivating them to sell their crypto assets and buy their own stocks. However, the impact on the cryptocurrency market could be serious, causing a vicious cycle of falling stock prices and, ultimately, falling crypto asset prices.
“There’s going to be some fire selling in these companies. It’s going to get worse,” said Adam Morgan McCarthy, senior research analyst at crypto data firm Kaiko. “It’s a vicious cycle. As soon as prices start to crash, it’s a race to the bottom.”
Still, it is important to note that not all treasury finance companies choose to sell their assets. In particular, Strategy has permanently reduced its Bitcoin holdings, only temporarily selling them for tax purposes. Still, if current conditions persist, markets may be forced to act.
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