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KULR Technology Group, a US-listed battery technology company, and The Smarter Web Company, a UK-listed web services group with a Bitcoin treasury strategy, have sold approximately 511 BTC and used the proceeds to retire approximately $31.7 million of obligations in disclosures published one day apart.<\/p>\n

The total comprises $20 million of KULR principal and Smarter Web\u2019s exact $11,698,540 repayment. Both companies acted voluntarily and retained substantial Bitcoin reserves<\/a>; neither disclosure described a lender-forced liquidation. The shared consequence is that financing can turn assets presented as long-term holdings into repayment inventory without ending a treasury strategy.<\/p>\n

KULR\u2019s July 24 filing<\/a> said it sold approximately 333 BTC from July 9 through July 23 at a weighted-average price of approximately $64,538, generating about $21.5 million in gross proceeds. It used the net proceeds to clear all principal under its $20 million Coinbase Credit facility. Accrued interest still had to be calculated at month-end and was expected to be paid in August 2026.<\/p>\n

KULR said the sale was a deliberate step to reduce interest expense and remove collateral and liquidation risk. An earlier quarterly filing<\/a> showed a March $5 million draw with a 7% loan fee and a May $15 million draw carrying a 7% yearly financing charge paid monthly. KULR expected 565 pledged BTC to be released and reported approximately 760 BTC still in its treasury.<\/p>\n\n

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A US Bitcoin treasury company sold every BTC because debt and Nasdaq pressure just closed in<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/i>\n <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n

Smarter Web removed maturity and dilution risk<\/h2>\n

Smarter Web\u2019s July 23 announcement<\/a> described a different trade. At the company\u2019s request and with support from TOBAM-related noteholders, it sold exactly 177.8909127 BTC at an average of $65,762 to repay Smarter Convert approximately two weeks before maturity.<\/p>\n

The zero-coupon instrument<\/a> was due August 5. At maturity, holders could choose the segregated BTC, its fiat-equivalent value, or shares converted at \u00a32.0475. Early repayment removed that approaching settlement obligation and the potential issuance of 7,718,551 shares. Smarter Web retained 2,700 BTC.<\/p>\n

A separate Coinbase facility appeared on the company\u2019s April 30\u00a0balance sheet<\/a>, so repaying the convert alone did not establish that Smarter Web was debt-free.<\/p>\n\n

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Strategy sold 32 BTC to pay dividends – But the real risk is what happens if it has to sell more Bitcoin<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/i>\n <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n

Another Bitcoin treasury company<\/a> provides a bounded precedent. In June, Nakamoto said<\/a> it sold approximately 600 BTC plus derivatives and applied $45 million to debt while retaining Bitcoin and leaving 165 million USDT outstanding.<\/p>\n

The next seller cannot be named from these cases, but the pressure points are visible: BTC pledged to loans, recurring financing charges, nearby maturities, and large conversion-linked share counts. A July SEC filing<\/a> for another treasury company also disclosed a 24-hour cure window after a loan\u2019s collateral ratio fell below 130%.<\/p>\n\n

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Bitcoin treasuries already faced two collateral calls in 2026 and some loans can liquidate after just 12 hours<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/i>\n <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n

Those features show where holding every coin competes most directly with debt service, collateral safety, and shareholder dilution. They identify exposed financing structures, not a forecast of another sale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Voluntary sales removed KULR\u2019s collateral risk and Smarter Web\u2019s near-term maturity and 7.7 million potential shares.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1264,"featured_media":550204,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[79911,80573,77968,79849,6849],"tags":[81073,76769,75195,75695,76896],"post_folder":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWhy two public companies quietly liquidated 511 Bitcoin in 24 hours to escape $31.7 million in debt<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Bitcoin treasury firms KULR and Smarter Web sold 511 BTC to repay $31.7 million, reducing collateral, maturity and dilution risks.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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