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Plain-English guides to corporate Bitcoin treasuries, spot crypto ETFs, on-chain trading, stablecoins, and tokenized assets. Every number sources back to a filing. Written for readers new to crypto and useful to veterans who want the framework rigor.

Corporate Bitcoin & Crypto Treasuries

Public companies that hold Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, or Hyperliquid on their balance sheet — how they work, how to value them, and how to buy them through a normal stock brokerage.

12 guides live

What is a Bitcoin treasury company?

A plain-English introduction to companies like MicroStrategy that hold Bitcoin as a corporate reserve asset.

What is mNAV?

The ratio that tells you whether a treasury company's stock is trading at a premium or discount to the crypto it holds. Formula + MicroStrategy worked example.

How much Bitcoin does MicroStrategy own?

Complete purchase history + weighted avg cost basis + current mNAV for the world's largest corporate Bitcoin holder (843K BTC).

Which public companies hold Ethereum?

The three major ETH treasury companies — Bitmine (BMNR), Sharplink (SBET), Ether Machine (ETHM) — and how they compare to spot ETH ETFs.

Bitcoin miner stocks — MARA, RIOT, CLSK & more

Ten publicly-traded Bitcoin miners with a plain-English guide to how mining margin works, halving impact, and MARA vs RIOT comparisons.

Coinbase Bitcoin holdings on the balance sheet

Coinbase (COIN) holds a large operational BTC position alongside its exchange business. The specific quantities, filings behind them, and what they mean for COIN as a proxy vs a pure exchange play.

Tesla's Bitcoin history — the 2021 buy and 75% sale

Tesla bought $1.5B of BTC in 2021, sold 75% in 2022, kept the rest. The full purchase-and-sale timeline plus what's still on the balance sheet.

Metaplanet's Bitcoin treasury build (Japan)

The Japanese public company that became the largest non-US corporate Bitcoin holder — timeline, mNAV pattern, and why Tokyo demand supports the local premium.

Corporate crypto treasury strategy — the playbook

The mechanics behind why treasury companies raise capital, buy crypto, and trade at a premium to what they hold. Convertibles, ATMs, and the mNAV feedback loop.

Live corporate treasury holdings

See every filings-verified company holding BTC, ETH, SOL, or HYPE — 34+ names, live cost basis, unrealized P&L, source citation per row.

Divergence today — which treasury stocks are mispriced

R²-gated β for every coverage name. Actual return minus expected return, ranked by absolute gap — the signal MicroStrategy watchers actually want.

Treasury companies theme (with FintellHQ's read)

The narrative frame — why treasury companies are a structural bid on crypto and which ones the market is mispricing right now.

Spot Bitcoin & Ethereum ETFs

The exchange-traded funds that hold real Bitcoin or Ethereum — IBIT, FBTC, GBTC, ETHA and more. How they work, how flows affect price, and how to read the daily numbers.

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On-Chain Trading & Perpetual DEXs

The shift of trading from centralized exchanges (Binance, Coinbase) to on-chain markets. Hyperliquid, the perp-DEX category, and the public stocks that give brokerage-accessible exposure.

2 guides live

Stablecoins & Payment Companies

Dollar-pegged tokens (USDT, USDC, PYUSD) as payment infrastructure, and the public companies (Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Block) building on them.

2 guides live

Tokenized Real-World Assets

Treasury bonds, stocks, gold, and other traditional assets being turned into blockchain tokens. The bridge between traditional finance and crypto.

1 guide live

Crypto 101 — Get Started

Foundational guides for readers new to crypto — how markets work, how to think about tokens vs. treasury stocks, and where to start.

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