Crypto Treasury Model Loses Appeal as Stock Premiums Over Net Asset Value Fade
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DWF Labs has noted that companies holding Bitcoin or other crypto assets on their balance sheets are seeing their stock premiums over net asset value (NAV) decline. The so-called crypto treasury model, popularized by firms that buy and hold cryptocurrency as a corporate strategy, is reportedly losing its competitive edge. Some firms are now trading at or below their NAV, raising questions about the sustainability of this approach.
WHY IT MATTERS
Some companies have tried to attract investors by buying and holding Bitcoin on their balance sheets — think of it like a company whose main appeal is that it owns a vault full of gold. Investors bought shares in these companies as an indirect way to invest in crypto. Initially, people paid a premium for these shares, meaning the stock price was higher than the value of the crypto the company actually held. Now, those premiums are shrinking. This matters because as new products like Bitcoin ETFs (funds that directly track Bitcoin's price and trade on stock exchanges) become available, investors have simpler ways to get crypto exposure. For beginners, this is a useful lesson in how financial markets evolve: when a workaround becomes unnecessary because a more direct option exists, the workaround tends to lose its appeal.
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- cointelegraph.com
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