Coinbase Says Bitcoin Treasuries Are ‘Ghosting’, But Two Firms Just Bought $205M

Core Insights - American Bitcoin and Strategy have collectively purchased over $205 million in Bitcoin in the last 48 hours, countering Coinbase's assertion that corporate treasuries have largely exited the market during October's downturn [1] - Coinbase's Global Head of Investment Research, David Duong, indicated that digital asset treasury companies have significantly reduced their market activity since October 10, with Bitcoin purchases nearing year-to-date lows [2] Company Activities - American Bitcoin acquired approximately 1,414 Bitcoin between September and October 24, raising its strategic reserve to 3,865 Bitcoin, which are held in custody or pledged for miner purchases under agreements with BITMAIN [3] - The company introduced a new metric, Satoshis Per Share, which indicates the amount of Bitcoin attributable to each outstanding share, reporting 418 satoshis per share as of October 24, a 52% increase since September 1 [4] - American Bitcoin differentiates itself from traditional Bitcoin treasury vehicles by integrating mining operations, allowing it to reduce the average cost per Bitcoin and gain a cost advantage over those that purchase exclusively on the open market [5] Market Trends - Strategy, led by Bitcoin advocate Michael Saylor, acquired an additional 390 BTC between October 20 and October 26, spending $43.4 million at an average price of $111,117 per Bitcoin, bringing total holdings to 640,808 BTC at an aggregate price of $47.44 billion [6] - In South Korea, Bitplanet announced plans to acquire 50 BTC worth approximately $5.8 million after receiving shareholder approval, while Hong Kong-based Prenetics Global raised $150 million through a convertible note offering backed by Galaxy Digital to establish its Bitcoin treasury strategy [7]