Bitcoin treasury company offers 10% income and still can’t sell nearly half its shares

A notable development has hit the crypto markets. Swedish Bitcoin treasury firm B Treasury Capital AB expects its new BTC PREF preference share to start trading on the Spotlight Stock Market on Monday, July 20. 7% of the rights offer unfilled, so the market will soon reveal what buyers are willing to pay for a new route to funding further Bitcoin purchases. Investors subscribed for 102,025 of 195,078 shares, or 52% of the offer, according to the issuer's July 2 result.

The issue produced about SEK 12. 26 million) gross and SEK 11. 23 million) net, compared with a maximum of roughly SEK 23.

Market Dynamics

Related Reading Bitcoin treasury firms race to buy more BTC, but shareholders may pay the price Capital B and BTC AB want more Bitcoin exposure, but their funding plans test how much dilution and financial risk investors will accept. Jun 22, 2026 Liam 'Akiba' Wright The 10% issue yield faces a price test BTC PREF pays SEK 1 per month, totaling SEK 12 per year on the SEK 120 subscription price. If paid as scheduled, the official terms indicate an annual cash yield of 10% at issue.

The same scheduled payment produces a different indicated cash yield at each market price. At SEK 100, SEK 12 represents 12%; at SEK 90, it represents about 13. Dividends may be deferred, however, and unpaid shortfalls accumulate without interest ahead of dividends on Class B common shares.

The calculations are therefore neither guaranteed returns nor total returns. A drop well below SEK 120 would suggest investors want a richer payout than BTC AB offered. Sparse trading would raise a different concern, since a single small trade can move the quoted price without demonstrating real demand from income investors.

Market Impact

Related Reading Strategy’s $10 billion STRC Bitcoin yield product sinks to yearly low as market demands higher payout STRC was built to trade near $100, but its drop toward $92 is testing one of Michael Saylor’s key funding channels. Jun 17, 2026 Oluwapelumi Adejumo BTC AB describes BTC PREF as preferred equity intended to add balance-sheet capital without debt or large repayment obligations. The issuer says the structure is intended to limit common-share dilution, with proceeds directed primarily to Bitcoin purchases and a liquidity reserve for preference dividends.

The financing avoids a debt maturity but still creates a preferential dividend burden. After the partial take-up, BTC AB has not disclosed the final allocation of proceeds or the resulting reserve balance, leaving dividend coverage as one of the signals investors must assess. Strategy provides the obvious benchmark for scale.

As of May 25, Strategy provides the obvious benchmark for scale. 46 billion of preferred stock and a $3 billion USD reserve, equivalent to 20. 4 months of dividend coverage.

Crypto markets are watching this development closely as investors weigh its potential impact on prices.