Semiconductor agency Sequans Communications is diving into Bitcoin with an formidable $384 million fundraising marketing campaign aimed toward constructing a company crypto reserve.
The corporate is issuing new fairness and convertible debt, signaling a serious pivot towards digital asset publicity amid rising curiosity in Bitcoin as a strategic monetary hedge.
Partnering with Swan Bitcoin for treasury administration, Sequans plans to transform a portion of the raised capital into BTC, reflecting what CEO Georges Karam describes as “long-term conviction” within the asset’s energy. The deal entails $195 million in fairness issuance and $189 million in convertible debentures.
The transfer locations Sequans alongside a fast-expanding checklist of corporations stockpiling Bitcoin. Current bulletins from Metaplanet and Nakamoto Holdings — each increasing their BTC holdings — present a rising pattern of company treasuries turning to digital forex in unsure markets.
Based on BitcoinTreasuries.NET, practically 240 firms now maintain Bitcoin on their books, accounting for roughly 4% of its complete provide.
Nonetheless, not all main gamers are able to take the leap. Tech giants like Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft proceed to abstain, citing crypto’s regulatory haze and volatility. Even so, Technique (previously MicroStrategy) stays the biggest public BTC holder, with over 592,000 cash acquired largely by means of convertible debt — a mannequin Sequans now seems to be emulating.