{"id":2739,"date":"2026-07-17T18:47:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T18:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xrpfaucet.site\/?p=2739"},"modified":"2026-07-17T18:47:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T18:47:12","slug":"bitcoin-treasury-company-offers-10-income-and-still-cant-sell-nearly-half-its-shares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xrpfaucet.site\/?p=2739","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin treasury company offers 10% income and still can&#8217;t sell nearly half its shares"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"crypto-article\">\n<p>\ud83d\udcf0 <strong>Exclusive Crypto News &#038; Analysis:<\/strong> Stay ahead with the latest developments in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcc8 <strong>Market Update:<\/strong> Real-time price movements, technical analysis, and trading signals.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Swedish Bitcoin treasury firm B Treasury Capital AB expects its new BTC PREF preference share to start trading on the Spotlight Stock Market on Monday, July 20. Investors left 47.7% of the rights offer unfilled, so the market will soon reveal what buyers are willing to pay for a new route to funding further Bitcoin purchases.<\/p>\n<p>Investors <a href=\"https:\/\/news.cision.com\/btc-ab\/r\/btc-ab-announces-the-registration-of-the-rights-issue-and-the-first-day-of-trading-in-preference-a-s%2Cc4375144\">subscribed<\/a> for 102,025 of 195,078 shares, or 52% of the offer, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.cision.com\/btc-ab\/r\/btc-ab-announces-the-outcome-of-the-rights-issue%2Cc4370230\">issuer&#8217;s July 2 result<\/a>. The issue produced about SEK 12.2 million ($1.26 million) gross and SEK 11.9 million ($1.23 million) net, compared with a maximum of roughly SEK 23.4 million ($2.42 million) gross.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bitcoin-treasury-companies-europe-shareholder-cost\/\" class=\"cs-article-embed__link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed__media\"> <img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bitcoin-treasury-europe-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Bitcoin treasury firms race to buy more BTC, but shareholders may pay the price\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><img class=\"lazyload\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bitcoin-treasury-europe-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Bitcoin treasury firms race to buy more BTC, but shareholders may pay the price\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed__body\"> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__related-reading\">Related Reading<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"cs-article-embed__title\">Bitcoin treasury firms race to buy more BTC, but shareholders may pay the price<\/h3>\n<p>Capital B and BTC AB want more Bitcoin exposure, but their funding plans test how much dilution and financial risk investors will accept.<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__meta-item\">Jun 22, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__meta-divider\">\u00b7<\/span> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__meta-item\">Liam &#8216;Akiba&#8217; Wright<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/a><\/div>\n<h2>The 10% issue yield faces a price test<\/h2>\n<p>BTC PREF pays SEK 1 per month, totaling SEK 12 per year on the SEK 120 subscription price. If paid as scheduled, the <a href=\"https:\/\/spotlightstockmarket.com\/media\/ur1fn0an\/btc-ab-information-document-2026.pdf\">official terms<\/a> indicate an annual cash yield of 10% at issue.<\/p>\n<p>The same scheduled payment produces a different indicated cash yield at each market price. At SEK 100, SEK 12 represents 12%; at SEK 90, it represents about 13.3%. Dividends may be deferred, however, and unpaid shortfalls accumulate without interest ahead of dividends on Class B common shares. The calculations are therefore neither guaranteed returns nor total returns.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ig_btc_pref_monday_price_test.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-548550\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ig_btc_pref_monday_price_test.png\" alt=\"Infographic showing 52.3% of BTC PREF shares subscribed, 47.7% unfilled, and indicated cash yields from 10% to 13.3% as market price falls.\" width=\"720\" height=\"1279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ig_btc_pref_monday_price_test.png 941w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ig_btc_pref_monday_price_test-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ig_btc_pref_monday_price_test-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ig_btc_pref_monday_price_test-768x1365.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ig_btc_pref_monday_price_test-864x1536.png 864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-548550\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ig_btc_pref_monday_price_test.png\" alt=\"Infographic showing 52.3% of BTC PREF shares subscribed, 47.7% unfilled, and indicated cash yields from 10% to 13.3% as market price falls.\" width=\"720\" height=\"1279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ig_btc_pref_monday_price_test.png 941w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ig_btc_pref_monday_price_test-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ig_btc_pref_monday_price_test-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ig_btc_pref_monday_price_test-768x1365.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ig_btc_pref_monday_price_test-864x1536.png 864w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A drop well below SEK 120 would suggest investors want a richer payout than BTC AB offered. Sparse trading would raise a different concern, since a single small trade can move the quoted price without demonstrating real demand from income investors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/strategys-10-billion-strc-bitcoin-yield-product-sinks-to-yearly-low-as-market-demands-higher-payout\/\" class=\"cs-article-embed__link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed__media\"> <img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/strategy-strc-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Strategy\u2019s $10 billion STRC Bitcoin yield product sinks to yearly low as market demands higher payout\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><img class=\"lazyload\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/strategy-strc-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Strategy\u2019s $10 billion STRC Bitcoin yield product sinks to yearly low as market demands higher payout\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed__body\"> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__related-reading\">Related Reading<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"cs-article-embed__title\">Strategy\u2019s $10 billion STRC Bitcoin yield product sinks to yearly low as market demands higher payout<\/h3>\n<p>STRC was built to trade near $100, but its drop toward $92 is testing one of Michael Saylor\u2019s key funding channels.<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__meta-item\">Jun 17, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__meta-divider\">\u00b7<\/span> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__meta-item\">Oluwapelumi Adejumo<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/a><\/div>\n<p>BTC AB describes BTC PREF as <a href=\"https:\/\/news.cision.com\/btc-ab\/r\/btc-ab-resolves-to-carry-out-a-rights-issue-of-preference-a-shares-in-connection-with-listing-on-spo%2Cc4358450\">preferred equity <\/a>intended to add balance-sheet capital without debt or large repayment obligations. The issuer says the structure is intended to limit common-share dilution, with proceeds directed primarily to Bitcoin purchases and a liquidity reserve for preference dividends.<\/p>\n<p>The financing avoids a debt maturity but still creates a preferential dividend burden. After the partial take-up, BTC AB has not disclosed the final allocation of proceeds or the resulting reserve balance, leaving dividend coverage as one of the signals investors must assess.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-6a5a6b992fa90\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter\" data-inline-newsletter=\"\">\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__inner\">\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__content\"> <span class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__eyebrow\">CryptoSlate Daily Brief<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__title\">Daily signals, zero noise.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__copy\">Market-moving headlines and context delivered every morning in one tight read.<\/p>\n<p> <span><i class=\"fa-regular fa-bolt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/>  5-minute digest<\/span> <span><i class=\"fa-regular fa-star\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/>  100k+ readers<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__form-shell\">\n<p class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__privacy\">Free. No spam. Unsubscribe any time.<\/p>\n<p> <i class=\"fa-regular fa-circle-xmark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> <span>Whoops, looks like there was a problem. Please try again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <i class=\"fa-regular fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> <span>You\u2019re subscribed. Welcome aboard.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Strategy provides the obvious benchmark for scale. AB. As of May 25, Strategy provides the obvious benchmark for scale. It reports $15.46 billion of preferred stock and a $3 billion USD reserve, equivalent to 20.4 months of dividend coverage. Strategy also adopted a policy requiring the reserve to cover at least 12 months of expected preferred dividends and debt interest. BTC AB now has to establish credibility in price, liquidity, and reserves on its own terms.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bitcoins-10-billion-credit-market-keeps-growing-after-its-first-major-selloff\/\" class=\"cs-article-embed__link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed__media\"> <img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/metaplanet-bitcoin-backed-credit-market-tokyo-vault-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Bitcoin\u2019s $10 billion credit market keeps growing after its first major selloff\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><img class=\"lazyload\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/metaplanet-bitcoin-backed-credit-market-tokyo-vault-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Bitcoin\u2019s $10 billion credit market keeps growing after its first major selloff\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed__body\"> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__related-reading\">Related Reading<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"cs-article-embed__title\">Bitcoin\u2019s $10 billion credit market keeps growing after its first major selloff<\/h3>\n<p>Strategy and Strive preferred shares plunged below par in June, but record trading and Metaplanet\u2019s Japan plans show the market is still expanding.<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__meta-item\">Jul 10, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__meta-divider\">\u00b7<\/span> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__meta-item\">Oluwapelumi Adejumo<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/a><\/div>\n<p>A sustained discount would lift BTC PREF&#8217;s indicated cash yield above 10% and could make another offer on the same SEK 120 price and SEK 12 scheduled dividend harder.<\/p>\n<p>Thin trading would leave the market signal inconclusive.<\/p>\n<p>Either would constrain BTC AB&#8217;s ability to treat preferred equity as a repeat financing channel, while trading near the issue price with meaningful volume would provide evidence, not proof, of demand outside the United States.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Pro Tip:<\/strong> Bookmark our site for daily insights, market predictions, and expert trading strategies.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 <strong>Explore More:<\/strong> Check our sections for in-depth guides, exchange reviews, and blockchain technology deep-dives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udcf0 Exclusive Crypto News &#038; Analysis: Stay ahead with the latest developments in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space. \ud83d\udcc8 Market Update: Real-time price movements, technical analysis, and trading signals. Swedish Bitcoin treasury firm B Treasury Capital AB expects its new BTC PREF preference share to start trading on the Spotlight Stock Market on Monday, July &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2740,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[345,931,158],"class_list":["post-2739","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-bitcoin","tag-payments","tag-strategy"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xrpfaucet.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xrpfaucet.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xrpfaucet.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xrpfaucet.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xrpfaucet.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2739"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/xrpfaucet.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2739\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xrpfaucet.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xrpfaucet.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xrpfaucet.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xrpfaucet.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}