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- Windtree shifts biotech strategy toward aggressive BNB crypto holdings
- $520 million funding fuels major Binance Coin treasury expansion
- Kraken to manage Windtree’s large-scale BNB custody and trades
Windtree Therapeutics is shifting focus from biotech to blockchain as it prepares to deploy a $520 million capital raise toward acquiring Binance Coin (BNB). The Nasdaq-listed company is now aiming to become one of the largest corporate holders of the fifth-largest cryptocurrency by market value.
The company has entered a $500-million equity line with an unspecified institutional investor, along with an additional $20-million deal to buy stock by Build and Build Corp. According to the official information presented by the company, the firm will spend 90 percent of the funding from both agreements on purchasing BNB after the shareholders approve the increase in the number of authorizing shares.
This action comes after Windtree’s previous announcement of a $ 60 million investment spearheaded by Build and Build Corp, which has the potential to grow into $200 million. It started its BNB-oriented treasury strategy with that deal. If all the rounds are carried out successfully, Windtree can access up to $720 million to accumulate in BNB when it combines the second round with the first.
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Windtree Prepares Infrastructure for Large-Scale BNB Holdings
Windtree inked a term sheet with Kraken, a crypto exchange, as part of its operational strategy. The deal will include custody, over-the-counter trading, and execution services for its BNB holdings. The company will start the services after the shareholders approve the full financing package.
The current market capitalization of Windtree totals $12 million dollars, but the company is ready to invest capital that is worth much more than the price of investing in the company. Stock shares declined slightly in pre-market on Friday, Yahoo Finance noted, with BNB increasing by 4 percent to perform at the highest level ever this week, recording a new all-time high, based on the pricing by The Block.
Bitcoin alternatives, such as Ethereum, Solana, and now BNB, are becoming more popular in the hands of the non-bitcoin corporate treasuries. Other firms have recently acquired significant altcoins such as DeFi Development Corp and BitMine Immersion, which are supplied by the same source of funding with equity as the base. Also, Chinese chipmaker Nano Labs increased its BNB buy to an amount of $90 million after it issued convertible notes for $500 million.
Windtree is the latest company to make such a big bet on the future of crypto as a primary balance sheet item in a trend that appears to be picking up speed among traded companies. Should the scheme go according to expectation, the brand might take the stage in building the Binance Smart Chain platform.
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