Overview
- CEA Industries and 10X Capital, backed by YZi Labs, launched a $500 million private placement with warrants that could boost proceeds to $1.25 billion for a Nasdaq-listed BNB treasury vehicle.
- Over 140 institutional and crypto-native investors, including Pantera Capital, GSR and Blockchain.com, have subscribed to the offering.
- BNB’s price surged to an all-time high of $859 on Monday, while CEA’s shares rallied more than 700% after the treasury plan was announced.
- The financing is slated to close by July 31, at which point CEA Industries will begin acquiring BNB and expand its holdings over 12–24 months through at-the-market offerings and other strategies.
- The company aims to offer both institutional and retail exposure to the BNB Chain ecosystem, leveraging staking rewards and transaction fee incentives to generate yield.