What is Bitcoin Treasury Company?

Bitcoin Treasury Company: a crypto term, explained in plain English.

In one line

A listed company that keeps bitcoin as a main reserve and often raises money from shares or loans to buy more of it.

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In simple words

Imagine a shop that, instead of keeping its spare money in a piggy bank, keeps buying gold coins with it, and even borrows to buy more. People who buy a share of the shop are partly buying a share of the coins.

A bitcoin treasury company does that with bitcoin: its share price rises and falls a lot with the price of bitcoin.

The technical side

A bitcoin treasury company is a listed company that holds bitcoin as its main reserve asset, often raising money through new shares, convertible bonds or preferred stock to buy more. Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), which began buying bitcoin in August 2020, is the largest; it reported 850,364 BTC as of 8 November 2026. Japan’s Metaplanet reported 44,000 BTC as of 30 September 2026. Their shares can trade above or below the value of the bitcoin they hold.

In its review published on 11 November 2026, index provider MSCI said it would remove Strategy from the MSCI USA Index and Metaplanet from the MSCI Japan Small Cap Index at the close on 30 November, the first use of its new rules for non-operating companies. Strategy’s shares fell about 6% the next day; leaving an index is not a delisting. Follow it on our Bitcoin news feed.

Bitcoin Treasury Company kya hai?

Bitcoin treasury company aisi listed company hai jo apne paise ka bada hissa bitcoin mein rakhti hai, aur aksar shares bechkar ya loan lekar aur bitcoin khareedti hai. Iska share price bitcoin ke saath bahut upar-neeche hota hai. 11 Nov 2026 ko MSCI ne Strategy aur Metaplanet ko apne indexes se nikaalne ka faisla kiya.

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