Crypto Journalist
Amin Ayan
Crypto Journalist
Amin Ayan
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Bitcoin mining company Vinanz has raised £3.58 million from investors, more than triple its initial £1 million target, as it looks to expand its cryptocurrency holdings and mining operations.
Key Takeaways:
- Vinanz raised £3.58 million, triple its goal, to expand Bitcoin mining and treasury holdings.
- Retail investors led the round with £3 million via WRAP.
- The company plans to rebrand as the London Bitcoin Company.
The London Stock Exchange-listed company said the new funds would be used to purchase more Bitcoin and reinforce its North American mining presence.
“This raise reflects growing interest in our LSE-listed Bitcoin strategy and helps accelerate our goal of becoming a leading UK main board-listed Bitcoin company,” said CEO Hewie Rattray.
Retail Investors Dominate Vinanz Raise With £3M via WRAP
Of the total, £3.03 million was raised through retail investment platform WRAP, with the remaining £550,000 coming from direct institutional subscriptions. Both tranches were priced at 13.75p per share.
Vinanz runs mining facilities in the U.S. and Canada and holds Bitcoin as a treasury asset, following a model popularized by U.S.-based firms such as MicroStrategy, Marathon Digital, and Riot Platforms.
With Bitcoin’s price surging over 75% since April 2024, driven in part by the most recent halving event, investor appetite for exposure to the asset appears to be heating up again.
Bitcoin briefly touched $111,000 in May and currently trades near $107,000. Analysts have floated long-term price projections ranging from $200,000 to $1 million.
Vinanz’s raise underscores rising interest in regulated, exchange-listed vehicles for Bitcoin exposure, especially in the UK, where few firms are subject to full LSE and FCA oversight.
The company is expected to rebrand as the London Bitcoin Company in the near future.
The announcement adds to a growing list of firms embracing Bitcoin as a balance sheet hedge or strategic investment. Recent data shows 223 public companies now hold Bitcoin, up from 124 just days earlier.
In total, more than 819,000 BTC, approximately 3.9% of the total supply, is currently held by public firms, according to BitcoinTreasuries.NET.
Strategy remains the largest corporate Bitcoin holder, with 580,250 BTC worth approximately $60.9 billion.
Other major holders include Marathon Digital Holdings and Tesla, both with over $1 billion in Bitcoin.
VanEck Warns BTC Treasury Strategy May Backfire
Just recently, VanEck’s head of digital asset research, Matthew Sigel, raised concerns about the Bitcoin treasury strategies used by certain public companies, suggesting that continued accumulation of BTC could soon harm shareholders more than help.
He specifically criticized the use of at-the-market (ATM) share issuance programs, warning that they can become dilutive when stock prices approach the company’s Bitcoin net asset value (NAV).
Sigel proposed several measures to prevent value erosion, including pausing ATM programs if a company’s stock trades below 0.95x NAV for over 10 days.
He drew comparisons to past failures in the crypto mining sector, where excessive dilution and executive pay led to major shareholder losses.
As an example, he cited Semler Scientific, a medical tech firm that entered the BTC space in 2024.
Despite acquiring 3,808 BTC, its stock has fallen over 45%, and its mNAV has dropped to 0.82x.
