Capital B shareholders have accepted a financing framework that authorizes up to €5 billion (~$5.36 billion) in capital will increase and €100 billion (~$107.15 billion) in credit score devices to help the corporate’s Bitcoin treasury technique.
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- Capital B shareholders accepted greater than €100 billion in financing capacity to help the corporate’s Bitcoin treasury technique.
- Buyers backed up to €5 billion in capital will increase and €100 billion in credit score devices, with all resolutions receiving greater than 95% help.
- Shareholders additionally accepted the corporate’s authorized identify change from The Blockchain Group to Capital B.
Capital B stated in a June 17 press release that shareholders accepted all resolutions introduced on the firm’s Annual Strange and Extraordinary Common Assembly, together with measures tied to increasing its capacity to fund future Bitcoin purchases. The corporate acknowledged that the resolutions handed with help exceeding 95% of votes solid.
The Paris-listed firm stated shareholders representing 164,555,315 voting rights participated within the assembly by means of attendance, illustration, proxy voting, or correspondence voting. Capital B reported that participation accounted for 54.748% of the 300,564,232 voting rights excellent on the assembly date.
Underneath the accepted resolutions, the board now has authority to set up up to €5 billion in nominal capital will increase and up to €100 billion in nominal credit score instrument issuance. Capital B stated the authorization helps its Bitcoin Treasury Firm technique, which focuses on rising the quantity of Bitcoin held per totally diluted share over time.
The corporate acknowledged that the accepted fairness authorization might characterize as many as 125 billion shares primarily based on the present nominal worth of €0.04 per share.
Approval follows weeks of treasury enlargement plans
The vote concludes a course of that began on June 2 when Alexandre Laizet, Capital B’s board director of Bitcoin Technique, disclosed plans to search shareholder approval for the financing capacity.
On the time, Laizet stated the corporate wished extra flexibility to fund future Bitcoin acquisitions. Firm disclosures confirmed Capital B had already raised about $325 million to help its treasury technique and held 3,139 BTC after a collection of latest purchases.
In a separate decision, shareholders accepted altering the corporate’s authorized identify from The Blockchain Group to Capital B. The corporate stated the change aligns its company identify with the industrial id it adopted in July 2025.
Earlier this 12 months, Capital B accomplished a €15.2 million personal placement backed by traders together with Blockstream chief government Adam Again and Paris-based asset supervisor TOBAM. The corporate later used a part of these proceeds to purchase 192 BTC and subsequently bought one other 4 BTC.
Capital B, which operated as The Blockchain Group earlier than adopting the Capital B model in 2025, has constructed its treasury technique round rising Bitcoin per totally diluted share reasonably than focusing solely on complete Bitcoin holdings.
Firm advances Bitcoin-backed financing plans
The shareholder approval additionally arrives someday after Laizet disclosed plans for a Bitcoin-backed digital credit score product aimed toward European traders throughout an interview at BTC Prague.
Laizet stated the proposed instrument attracts inspiration from merchandise launched by Technique and Try. He stated Capital B is growing a construction designed to provide double-digit yields whereas sustaining volatility under double-digit ranges.
In the course of the interview, Laizet stated investor curiosity in digital credit score merchandise had elevated tenfold in contrast with the earlier 12 months. He additionally acknowledged that Bitcoin treasury firms can help such merchandise by means of appreciation of their Bitcoin reserves.
No launch date has been introduced for the deliberate credit score instrument.
Capital B describes itself as Europe’s first Bitcoin treasury firm and has acknowledged on its web site that it goals to accumulate 1% of Bitcoin’s complete provide by 2033. The corporate has additionally set a goal of holding 15,000 BTC by the top of 2027.
