GD Culture sells Bitcoin to buy back shares: Can cashing out 7,500 BTC save a stock price that has plummeted 70%?

On February 26, GD Culture announced a capital operation plan that has attracted market attention: with board approval, the company intends to sell a portion of its 7,500 Bitcoin holdings to fund a $100 million share buyback aimed at stabilizing its declining stock price. Since reaching a high point in September 2025, the company’s stock has fallen nearly 70%, with significant valuation pressure and a clear loss of investor confidence.

This “Bitcoin-to-Share Swap” strategy is seen as an important signal of the company’s shift from aggressive digital asset allocation to defensive capital management. In the field of financial management for crypto companies, Bitcoin is usually held as a long-term reserve asset. GD Culture’s decision to liquidate part of its BTC for share repurchases aims to reduce the number of outstanding shares, increase earnings per share, and demonstrate management’s confidence in the company’s fundamentals through buybacks.

Mechanically, share repurchases can support market demand and provide short-term boosts to stock prices. Management believes that, compared to holding all Bitcoin in hopes of future appreciation, prioritizing shareholder value and market trust at this stage is more practical. This also reflects an accelerating strategic shift between digital assets and traditional capital operations.

However, the market is still assessing the effectiveness of this plan. Investors are primarily focused on three key variables: first, the total amount of Bitcoin ultimately sold and its impact on the company’s balance sheet; second, whether the buyback pace is fast enough to support the price; third, how Bitcoin price movements might influence the timing of this decision. If Bitcoin prices surge significantly later, the market may reconsider the opportunity cost of reducing holdings.

On a macro level, cryptocurrency market volatility, cooling growth expectations, and declining risk appetite have collectively suppressed the company’s valuation. GD Culture’s conversion of digital assets into shareholder returns highlights a shift in corporate Bitcoin reserves from a “store of value” to a “strategic financing tool.” In the coming months, the execution of the buyback, market sentiment recovery, and the company’s digital asset allocation strategy are likely to become key indicators for whether its stock price can stabilize.