Digital Asset Treasuries (DATs) are public companies accumulating $BTC directly on their balance sheets. Investors gain exposure not by holding Bitcoin, but by owning equity in a corporate wrapper around it.
Unlike ETFs, which passively track price, DATs actively structure capital.
The core metric is NAV.
When market capitalization exceeds the value of underlying BTC$BTC (mNAV > 1), the company trades at a premium. That premium enables equity issuance through ATM programs, raising fresh capital to purchase additional $BTC. The mechanism becomes recursive — a capital flywheel driven by market perception.
However, the model is reflexive. If the premium collapses, issuance slows, accumulation halts, and leverage risks intensify.
Current landscape:
200+ DATs globally
90% BTC-focused
Over 1M BTC held (~4% of total supply)
DATs function as leveraged crypto structures — efficient in expansion cycles, vulnerable during compression.
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