#US Stocks Trump's Family Companies Finance to Establish Bitcoin Treasury
These companies are learning from MicroStrategy to finance and buy BTC, all with the bad intention of diluting shareholder equity $MSTR $MARA $DJT
The North American BTC conference just concluded, and Trump's family-controlled Trump Media & Technology Group $DJT announced the completion of $2.44 billion in financing, claiming it will be used to purchase BTC spot. In the North American crypto conglomerate circle, Saylor has been lobbying other companies to follow his lead and buy BTC. These publicly traded companies know this is a trap—BTC is currently at a high price, and MicroStrategy uses its low-cost BTC purchases as an example. Companies entering now to buy large amounts of BTC are essentially lifting MicroStrategy's position. But why would these companies still do it?
The answer lies in the convenience of sneaking in ulterior motives. After MSTR, the first major North American mining company $MARA and the second $DJT have both financed amounts far exceeding their cash flow. MARA raised $2.2 billion last year but only purchased $1.9 billion worth of BTC throughout the year. This year, it has another $2 billion financing plan. Besides acquiring BTC, the excess cash is used for debt repayment and operations. Saylor's MicroStrategy is an investment company with low operating costs, but MARA and DJT are different—they have actual businesses that require high operational costs to maintain profitability. Their massive financing not only significantly dilutes the asset-liability ratio but also conveniently raises operational funds. After all, without the cover of BTC acquisitions, frequent financing to maintain operations would eventually face market resistance.
"Trump Media will use approximately $2.32 billion in net proceeds from this issuance to create a Bitcoin treasury and for other general corporate purposes and working capital."
DJT's $2.44 billion financing includes $1.44 billion in new stock issuance and $1 billion in convertible bonds. After deducting commissions, the net proceeds amount to $2.32 billion. It is still unclear what proportion will be used to purchase BTC, but the rest is undoubtedly the ulterior motive.
It is expected that more companies with poor balance sheets will adopt this strategy in the future, but the boost to stock prices may not meet expectations and will be difficult to replicate MSTR's high premium performance.
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