The ongoing sharp sell-off in Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins has also inflicted deep wounds on institutional balance sheets. At this point, Strategy BTC, the largest institutional Bitcoin bull, is facing unrealized losses of around $9 billion.
This situation also caused a drop in the company’s stock, while Anchorage Digital announced that it had added perpetual preferred shares of Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy to its balance sheet.
Anchorage Digital, the first crypto bank authorized by the US federal government, announced that it holds Stretch, a perpetual preferred stock of Strategy issued by the world’s largest Bitcoin treasury company.
Stretch is a perpetual preferred stock issued by Strategy last July, paying an annual dividend of approximately 11.25%. STRC is structured to provide dividend income without a maturity date and has a higher repayment priority compared to common stock.
Speaking to Coindesk, Anchorage Digital CEO Nathan McCauley said that institutions are now moving beyond simply debating Bitcoin and are beginning to restructure their capital structures around the asset.
He also stated that it was a clear signal for a company operating Bitcoin infrastructure to invest capital in a company that has implemented a Bitcoin treasury strategy, adding that he looked forward to building the future of Bitcoin together with Strategy.
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