Pantera Capital Pours $300M into Crypto Treasury Companies

Highlights:

• Pantera Capital invested $300 million in digital asset treasury companies globally.
• DATs generate income and help investors gradually increase their crypto holdings over time.
• Unlike ETFs, crypto treasuries actively manage, stake, and grow their digital assets.

Pantera Capital said in its blockchain reports that it has invested $300 million in digital asset treasury (DAT) companies in several countries. These companies keep cryptocurrency reserves as part of their main business strategy. On Tuesday, Pantera’s general partner, Cosmo Jiang, and content head Erik Lowe said that DATs can earn income that increases the value of each share. They said DATs could give higher returns than owning tokens directly or through an ETF.

Pantera Capital has invested over $300 million in digital asset treasury (DAT) companies, which hold crypto on their balance sheets to grow token holdings per share. The firm said DATs can trade at a premium to NAV if investors expect sustained per-share NAV growth. Pantera…

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Active Crypto Treasuries with Higher Yield Potential

Pantera Capital’s DAT portfolio includes 8 cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, BNB, TON, Hyperliquid, Sui, and Ethena. The company has expanded to the U.S., U.K., and Israel. It has invested in major treasury companies like BitMine Immersion, Twenty One Capitals, DeFi Development Corp, SharpLink Gaming, Verb Technology, CEA Industries, Satsuma Technology, and Mill City Ventures III. “These DATs are taking advantage of their unique situations to employ strategies to grow their digital asset holdings in a per-share accretive way,” Lowe and Jiang said.

Tom Lee chairs Ethereum treasury company BitMine Immersion Technologies, which was Pantera’s first investment from its DAT Fund. Pantera said the company has a clear plan and strong leadership. In just two and a half months, BitMine has become the largest Ether-holding treasury company and the third-largest public company in the world by crypto holdings. It owns nearly 1.2 million ETH (about $5.3 billion) and aims to hold 5% of all ETH in circulation.

Pantera says Digital Asset Treasury companies turn themselves into “on-chain crypto treasuries” by raising money to buy assets like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, letting investors access these assets by purchasing the company’s stock. Unlike ETFs, which simply track prices, DATs are active companies that can stake, lend, earn yields, or hold their crypto for the long term. ETFs are passive, while DATs act like ambitious crypto vaults.

The global crypto market is valued at over $4 trillion, with Bitcoin making up 58% and Ethereum 13%. Many large institutions have invested in ETH corporate treasuries, boosting trader confidence.

Warnings and Risks Amid Rapid Growth of Crypto Treasuries

Crypto treasury companies are currently a big trend on Wall Street, attracting billions from investors and seeing their stock prices rise. However, some experts warn that overcrowding is rising and many companies could fail. Earlier this month, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin warned that taking on too much debt could cause these companies to fail if they aren’t careful.

Are ETH Treasuries good for Ethereum?@VitalikButerin thinks they can be:

“ETH just being an asset that companies can have as part of their treasury is good and valuable… giving people more options is good.”

But he also issues a warning:

“If you woke me up 3 years from now… pic.twitter.com/W55oUD7Lke

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On Tuesday, Framework Ventures co-founder Vance Spencer said most of the ETH bought by treasuries will likely be used in on-chain lending markets to borrow stablecoins for more trading or farming. In June, analysts at Standard Chartered also warned that Bitcoin treasury companies could face big losses if Bitcoin’s price falls sharply.