Struggling crypto-hoarding companies are launching share buybacks in an attempt to boost their stock prices, in the latest sign that this year’s “crypto treasury” craze is unravelling.
An online gaming company and a maker of golf carts are among lightly traded companies that pivoted to buying cryptocurrencies as little as two months ago, yet are now embarking on share buybacks in an effort to lift their falling stock prices. Some are taking on debt to fund the purchases.
At least seven companies have taken such steps in recent weeks — five of which have a market value that has sunk below the value of their crypto holdings, as investors worry about a saturated market and raise questions about the crypto treasury business model.