GD Culture May Sell Part of 7,500 BTC to Fund $100M Share Buyback
GD Culture, a publicly traded AI and livestreaming company, received board approval to sell portions of its 7,500 BTC treasury to fund a new $100 million stock repurchase program. Management has discretion to execute Bitcoin sales in one or more transactions over the next six months, with timing, size and method determined to be in shareholders’ best interests. The 7,500 BTC were acquired last September through the purchase of Pallas Capital; the holding’s market value is several times the approved repurchase amount. GD Culture’s shares rose after the announcement but remain well below prior highs. The move follows a broader trend of companies monetizing crypto treasuries to fund buybacks or corporate initiatives (examples in recent months include firms selling ETH or BTC to finance share repurchases or pivot to AI projects). No immediate comment was given by a GD Culture representative. Key SEO keywords: GD Culture, bitcoin treasury, BTC sell-off, share buybacks, stock repurchase.
Bearish
Selling BTC from a corporate treasury increases short-term supply pressure on Bitcoin markets and signals liquidity-driven disposals rather than accumulation. GD Culture’s authorization to sell portions of 7,500 BTC over the next six months creates potential for incremental sell-side flows; while management has discretion and may pace sales to limit market impact, the explicit intent to monetize holdings to fund a $100M buyback raises the probability of additional BTC entering the market. Market reaction is often muted when sales are announced in advance, and other firms’ similar moves have produced mixed effects, but the net effect on BTC price is likely modestly negative in the near term. Over the longer term, the impact depends on execution (size and timing), whether proceeds are immediately converted to fiat, and whether other large holders follow suit. If sales are small and well-structured (OTC blocks, dollar-cost averaging), price impact could be minimal; if sizeable and concentrated, they could exert downward pressure. For traders: expect potential short-term volatility around sale execution windows, watch OTC block sale reports and on-chain transfers from known GD Culture-related addresses, and monitor macro demand cues (spot ETF flows, miner selling) that could amplify or offset the selling pressure.