Key Notes

• The electric vehicle technology company will establish a Crypto Asset Risk Committee under CFO leadership for oversight.
• Stock price surged nearly 80% this week following the cryptocurrency treasury announcement and strategic hiring decisions.
• This move aligns with growing corporate adoption trends, including recent mergers creating major Bitcoin holding entities.

Chinese EV technology firm Juizi Holdings’ board has authorized the use of up to one billion dollars in company funds toward a cryptocurrency treasury.

According to a Sept. 24 press release, Juizi’s treasury investments will be limited to Bitcoin

BTC
$113 800

24h volatility:
1.6%

Market cap:
$2.27 T

Vol. 24h:
$48.96 B

, Ethereum

ETH
$4 185

24h volatility:
0.9%

Market cap:
$505.27 B

Vol. 24h:
$30.28 B

, and BNB

BNB
$1 017

24h volatility:
0.2%

Market cap:
$141.63 B

Vol. 24h:
$2.59 B

. Expansion to other coins is subject to board approval. The firm will also establish a “Crypto Asset Risk Committee” under CFO Huijie Gao and Juizi will not self-custody its acquired crypto assets. The company also brought new COO Doug Buerger onboard to lead the treasury initiative.

Related article: UK’s First Bitcoin Treasury Company B HODL Buys 100 BTC

Buerger said in a statement that Juizi viewed crypto assets as long-term stores of value to hedge against macroeconomic uncertainties. “We are not engaging in short-term trading or speculation.”

The news appears to have spurred a surge in Juizi stock (JZXN). As of the time of this article’s publication, JZXN is up nearly 80% for the week and about 5% for the day. Before settling there, it peaked at about 26% up over the past 24 hours as markets opened in the US.

Juizi Holdings (JZXN) went up more than 25% for the 24-hour period beginning on Sept. 23. Source: Google.

There appears to be a recent uptick in the number of firms adopting cryptocurrency reserve strategies. As Coinspeaker reported on Sept. 22, financial services firm Strive Inc. purchased medical technology firm Semler Scientific in a deal that saw the two firms merge their cryptocurrency treasuries to become the world’s 14th largest public Bitcoin holder.

Meanwhile, the government of Kyrgyzstan’s recently advanced legislation that, upon its passage, would create a state cryptocurrency reserve and establish comprehensive digital asset regulations. And Philippine lawmakers introduced new legislation in August to establish a national Bitcoin reserve that would be locked for 20 years and expanded with annual purchases of 2,000 BTC for at least five years.

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Tristan Greene

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