Trump Media’s Bitcoin holdings drop by 2,000 BTC…accounting derecognition tied to collateralization

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Suehyeon Lee

Summary

  • Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) said in its latest 10-K report that its Bitcoin holdings decreased from 11,542 BTC to 9,542 BTC.
  • The roughly 2,000 BTC decline was not a sale but was provided to a counterparty as collateral, with rehypothecation rights, and was therefore removed from assets for accounting purposes.
  • The market is watching the move as potentially part of liquidity management or a financial transaction structure, while noting that because it was not an outright sale, it is hard to view it as immediate selling pressure.

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Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) has disclosed a 2,000 BTC reduction in its Bitcoin holdings in a recent filing.

According to Emmett Galick, an Arkham analyst, on the 27th (local time), TMTG said in its latest 10-K report that its Bitcoin holdings fell from 11,542 BTC to 9,542 BTC. About 2,000 BTC was removed from the books.

The 2,000 BTC was not sold but was provided to a counterparty as collateral. The counterparty was reported to have the right to rehypothecate the Bitcoin. The company explained that because it no longer maintained control over the assets, it had to stop recognizing them under accounting standards (derecognition).

The market is focusing on the possibility that the move was part of a liquidity-raising effort or a financial transaction structure. However, some note that because it was not an outright sale, it is difficult to interpret it as immediate selling pressure.

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