Val0x on Nostr: 172 publicly traded companies now hold Bitcoin on their balance sheets. Up 40% ...

172 publicly traded companies now hold Bitcoin on their balance sheets. Up 40% quarter over quarter.

Collectively, they control 5% of circulating supply.

This isn't speculation. This is treasury strategy.

MicroStrategy pioneered the playbook. Use capital structure to acquire Bitcoin. Reorient excess cash into sound money. Build business models around the asset, not just hold it.

Now others are following. The Bitcoin Standard is becoming repeatable corporate infrastructure.

But here's what most miss: this only works if your operations can actually run on Bitcoin rails.

Holding BTC on a balance sheet while running fiat operations is half the equation.

That's the full Bitcoin Standard.

Is your business built to operate on sound money, or just hold it?

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