
Capital B raises $17.8M to expand its Bitcoin treasury
Capital B raised $17.8 million from investors, including Adam Back and TOBAM, saying proceeds could help add 182 BTC to its treasury.

Capital B raised $17.8 million from investors, including Adam Back and TOBAM, saying proceeds could help add 182 BTC to its treasury.

Capital B a annoncé une levée de fonds de 1,1 million d'euros auprès d'Adam Back, renforçant sa stratégie de Bitcoin Treasury Company. L’article Bitcoin Treasury Company : Capital B lève 1,1 million d’euros auprès d’Adam Back est apparu en premier sur Journal du Coin.

Capital B, the French-listed Bitcoin treasury company, raised 1.1 million euros ($1.28 million) through a warrant issuance subscribed by Blockstream CEO Adam Back. Back subscribed to 10 million subscription warrants at $0.13 each, with each warrant giving the right to buy one new share at $0.98 exercise price. The deal increases Back's stake to 9.97% on a fully diluted basis, making him one of the company's largest strategic investors. Capital B is the 25th largest Bitcoin treasury company, holding 2,943 BTC worth approximately $234 million.
Adam Back, Blockstream CEO and cryptographer whose Hashcash work influenced Bitcoin's design, again denies being Satoshi Nakamoto after recent media speculation. Speaking at Bitcoin 2026 conference in Las Vegas, Back said the mystery around Bitcoin's founder helped the asset become a digital commodity without a single point of capture, contributing to its mainstream success through ETFs and corporate treasuries.

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Blockstream’s Adam Back discusses why people think he’s Satoshi Nakamoto, while the CEO of OKX Europe said MiCA is “extremely beneficial” for the industry at the latest LONGITUDE event in Paris.

Blockstream CEO Adam Back denied being Satoshi Nakamoto at the LONGITUDE crypto event in Paris, attributing speculation to his active participation on the cypherpunk mailing list. Meanwhile, executives discussed the benefits of MiCA regulation while warning about innovation risks from regulatory fragmentation, and highlighted stablecoin growth reaching $317 billion.

British Bitcoin developer Adam Back has publicly denied being Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, following a New York Times investigation that suggested he was the inventor. Back dismissed the claims as confirmation bias.