Penny stock crypto mining company secures up to $500 million to establish Dogecoin treasury
A microcap company involved with crypto mining infrastructure has secured up to $500 million to become one of the first publicly traded firms to launch a corporate Dogecoin treasury.Bit Origin (ticker BTOG) said Thursday it has entered into agreements with accredited investors for the sale of up to $400 million in stock and $100 million in convertible debt. The company has a market cap of around $23 million, according to Yahoo Finance data."Bit Origin is evolving beyond mining infrastructure to engage directly in the value and utility of digital assets,” CEO and Chairman Jinghai Jiang said in a press release. "What started as a joke has evolved into a globally liquid asset with payments utility. Few digital assets rival Doge’s settlement speed and scale of community, which continues to drive adoption across peer-to-peer payments and online commerce."Bit Origin plans to explore miner-facing services, payment applications, and "other value-generating operations" within the Doge ecosystem, the release said. The firm joins others like Canada-based publicly traded firms Neptune Digital Assets and recently rebranded cannabis company Dogecoin Cash Inc. in pursuing a DOGE investment strategy. The company has completed an initial closing of $15 million under the convertible debt facility and intends to use a significant portion of the proceeds for its initial Dogecoin acquisition, the release said. Chardan acted as the placement agent in connection with the funded facility from ATW Partners.“We hope Doge’s performance and community make it a natural fit for X Money, as Elon Musk advances his vision for X as a global super-app,” Jiang said. “In an age of broken institutions, Doge embodies a shared culture of optimism and resilience that transcends existing political and financial systems.”Noted Dogecoin fan Elon Musk recently said that "fiat is hopeless" when asked if his new potential political party would embrace bitcoin.Earlier this year, X launched a new service that would allow users to transfer funds from digital wallets to bank accounts and peer-to-peer payments, and will reportedly roll out in-app trading and investing features. Last month, X said it is “joining forces” with crypto-based prediction platform Polymarket.Meanwhile, there are dozens of crypto-related ETF filings under SEC review — including Dogecoin funds — and Bloomberg analysts raised their odds of approval this year to 90%. Dogecoin received a big bump in price following last November's election, but has fallen back down to pre-election levels. The token trades around $0.21, up 5% according to The Block's DOGE price data. During the last bull market there was a failed collective push to get DOGE above $1. BTOG stock traded higher by 30% to $0.43 per share.Disclaimer: The Block is an independent media outlet that delivers news, research, and data. As of November 2023, Foresight Ventures is a majority investor of The Block. Foresight Ventures invests in other companies in the crypto space. Crypto exchange Bitget is an anchor LP for Foresight Ventures. The Block continues to operate independently to deliver objective, impactful, and timely information about the crypto industry. Here are our current financial disclosures.© 2025 The Block. All Rights Reserved. This article is provided for informational purposes only. It is not offered or intended to be used as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice.