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Bitcoin Treasuries Face Billions in Losses
6 Dec
Summary
- Companies holding Bitcoin near peak prices now face significant unrealized losses.
- Metaplanet and Nakamoto report substantial unrealized losses on Bitcoin holdings.
- Equity premiums for treasury companies have largely vanished or inverted.
Several companies that embraced Bitcoin as a treasury asset are now facing substantial financial difficulties. As Bitcoin's price has fallen from its recent highs, businesses that acquired the cryptocurrency near its peak are accumulating significant unrealized losses, with some exceeding hundreds of millions of dollars. This downturn highlights the volatility inherent in digital assets.
Metaplanet, which holds over 30,000 Bitcoin with an average purchase price around $108,000, is currently facing unrealized losses of approximately $530 million. Similarly, Nakamoto and Semler Scientific are also reporting multi-million dollar unrealized losses. Even Strategy, the largest Bitcoin treasury company, has seen its previously vast unrealized gains shrink dramatically.
The financial distress extends beyond just the Bitcoin holdings, as equity premiums for these treasury companies have collapsed. Where some firms once commanded premiums over 200% of their Bitcoin net asset value, many now trade at significant discounts, indicating a severe loss of investor confidence and a challenging outlook for the digital asset treasury model.
