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Trump Media, Crypto.com and Yorkville Launch $6.42 Billion CRO Treasury Plan as CRO Surges

The SPAC-backed vehicle will run a Cronos validator and make CRO a rewards token on Truth Social.

Trump crypto ventures include a memecoin, an NFT collection, a decentralized finance app, ETFs, and now another public company.
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The logo of Crypto.com is seen at a stand during the Bitcoin Conference 2022 in Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. April 6, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
Trump Media teams with Crypto.com to launch $6.4 billion CRO treasury venture

Overview

  • The parties signed a definitive agreement to combine with Yorkville Acquisition Corp., with the new company intended to list on Nasdaq under the ticker MCGA pending regulatory approvals.
  • Initial backing includes $1 billion in CRO, $200 million in cash, $220 million in warrants, and access to a $5 billion equity line of credit from a Yorkville affiliate.
  • At launch the treasury is expected to hold about 6.3 billion CRO, roughly 19% of the token’s supply, positioning it as the largest holder of CRO.
  • Trump Media will purchase approximately $105 million of CRO for platform integration, and Crypto.com will buy $50 million of Trump Media stock, with founding partners committing to a one‑year lockup followed by a multi‑year release schedule.
  • The plan features staking and validator operations to earn rewards and reinvest in CRO, and the announcement drove a roughly 20%–30% jump in CRO’s price with a surge in trading volume.