Smarter Web Launches UK’s First Bitcoin-Denominated Convertible Bond
TOBAM’s full subscription marks a new template for crypto-linked fundraising in UK capital markets
Overview
- Smarter Web’s zero-coupon convertible bond raised $21 million in a fully subscribed offering
- Investors can convert bonds into company shares at a 5 percent premium over the reference price
- Non-conversion triggers 98 percent repayment of the bond’s value tied to Bitcoin’s price at maturity
- The deal marks a strategic shift from traditional equity raises to structured crypto-linked financing
- Smarter Web plans to issue additional tranches of Bitcoin-denominated bonds to other institutional investors