Overview
- The $500 million PIPE co-led by 10X Capital and YZi Labs has attracted more than 140 institutional, crypto-native investors, including Pantera Capital, GSR and Blockchain.com.
- The financing comprises $400 million in cash and $100 million in cryptocurrency, with warrants that could expand total proceeds to $1.25 billion for BNB acquisitions.
- Following the closing expected by July 31, CEA Industries will deploy funds to build the world’s largest publicly-listed BNB treasury.
- Incoming CEO David Namdar and CIO Russell Read will oversee the strategy to offer institutional and retail exposure to the BNB Chain ecosystem.
- The company plans to seek yield through staking, lending and node participation on BNB Chain over the next 12 to 24 months while maintaining a conservative risk profile.