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Digital Asset Treasury Firms Shift to In-Kind Token Funding as Market Appetite Wanes
Publicly traded companies building digital asset treasuries are increasingly accepting in-kind token deposits instead of purchasing assets on open markets. The approach enables firms to raise capital while establishing valuations for illiquid tokens, but exposes equity investors to heightened volatility from newly launched, untested assets. This strategy diverges from established Bitcoin treasury models, which typically raise funds through conventional financing before acquiring liquid market positions.
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11-6
Wintermute Warns Crypto Market Liquidity Dries Up as External Capital Inflows Stall
Market maker Wintermute warned that new capital has stopped flowing into the cryptocurrency market, with current trading activity driven by reallocation of existing funds rather than fresh inflows. The firm noted that stablecoins, ETFs, and digital asset treasury companies expanded from $180 billion to $560 billion since early 2024, but growth momentum has since slowed. Price rallies are now shorter and produce smaller gains as capital rotates internally among existing participants.
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