Nasdaq-Listed Giant GDC Buys Into Bitcoin and TRUMP Token With $300M Splash

• Bitcoin and TRUMP will serve as long-term treasury reserves, marking the company’s entry into the growing trend of public firms holding cryptocurrency on their balance sheets.
• The inclusion of the politically themed TRUMP token has drawn criticism, with analysts questioning its volatility as a treasury asset.

Nasdaq-listed GD Culture Group (GDC) has made a big move into the crypto market game with up to $300 million allocated to Bitcoin and the Donald Trump-inspired TRUMP (TRUMP) token. The move is part of a stock purchase agreement in line with an investor in the British Virgin Islands. GDC plans to keep both assets in its treasury as long-term reserves and, thus, places itself on a list of public companies that incorporate crypto into their balance sheets.

GDC Group Adds Bitcoin & Trump Meme Coin To Balance Sheet

The company’s crypto acquisition is expected to further enhance its position in terms of a closer affiliation with blockchain and decentralized finance (DeFi). GDC is also expanding its digital push via its subsidiary AI Catalysis, which is playing in live streaming e-commerce. The company purports that this strategy is a major turnaround in its operations.

Chairman and CEO Xiaojian Wang described the decision as a forward-looking move that is strongly aimed at leveraging current market trends. “We’re confident this will drive long-term value for our shareholders,” Wang said. He went ahead to explain the move as a calculated step with the aim of placing the company in the future framework of finance.

As such, despite this aggressive crypto entry, GDC is facing several hurdles, including financial losses. The firm incurred a net loss of $14.1 million in 2024 fiscal year, better than the $14.3 million loss last year. As well, Nasdaq has flagged the company for failing to maintain the minimum $ 2.5 million in stockholders’ equity. Otherwise, GDC will be given a 45-day ultimatum to provide a compliance plan or else lose its listing on the exchange.

The partnership with the TRUMP token gives a new provocative texture to its crypto strategy for the company. The token is associated with the former U.S. President Donald Trump, and it is advertised with a strongly political note. Crypto analyst Eva Lenoir fears the adoption of such a token into GDC’s treasury and says, “Bitcoin isn’t meant to be a ‘toy for the elites.’” She compared the strategy to “a warship sailing with paper sails.” Here, she seems to be citing the dangers of putting volatile meme coins with treasury assets.

Trump Meme Coin Gala Dinner Update

At the same time, the community of TRUMP tokens is ‘alive’. A recent post on the official Trump meme coin page on X announced the winners of its first competition. They promised dinner with Trump for the top 220 contestants on the leaderboard. “Check the email you signed up with for details on the Dinner with President Trump,” read the post. They also indicated that mandatory background checks would be initiated prior to final confirmation.

Players will also be the recipients of NFTs, where unique digital collectibles will be kept for leaderboard finalists. Moreover, they have also introduced a rewards system that has been put in place to provide additional rewards to TRUMP token holders. The post announced, “The next era of $TRUMP will be announced at the dinner!”