TLDR: Capital B CEO Alexandre Laizet says the U.S. government will not sell its Bitcoin reserve holdings. Capital B says it will keep buying Bitcoin as quickly and accretively as possible for
Bitcoin stands as the only asset the United States government will not sell, Capital B CEO Alexandre Laizet said at BTC Prague.
Laizet said this stance from Washington reinforces Bitcoin’s growing role among corporations and financial institutions worldwide. He confirmed Capital B will keep buying Bitcoin as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Laizet said the U.S. government has designated the Bitcoin held in its strategic reserve as an asset it will not sell under any circumstance.
“The statement that the U.S. government has identified Bitcoin as the one asset it will not sell is incredibly significant,” Laizet said. He described the move as proof of Bitcoin’s standing as a scarce, non-sovereign store of value.
Capital B, positioned as Europe’s largest Bitcoin treasury company, has built its strategy around this same logic. “Our strategy at Capital B is clear: acquire as much Bitcoin as possible, as quickly as possible, and hold it indefinitely,” Laizet said. He tied this approach directly to the government’s own refusal to part with its holdings.
Financial institutions and corporations across the globe are moving in the same direction, according to Laizet. “This isn’t just about speculation; it’s about recognizing the fundamental shift occurring in global capital markets,” he said. Capital B views itself as part of this wider shift rather than an isolated case.
Laizet explained that most global capital remains confined to traditional securities markets through equity and debt instruments. “While 98-99% of global capital is confined to traditional securities markets, Bitcoin represents a new frontier,” he said. Publicly listed companies, he added, hold a unique route around that limitation.
By issuing shares and debt, Capital B converts standard corporate financing into a channel for buying more Bitcoin. “By leveraging our ability to issue equity and debt, we can tap into this vast pool of capital to expand our Bitcoin holdings,” Laizet said. The company uses each financing round to grow its Bitcoin position further.
This model, described on the panel as a Bitcoin accumulation machine, ties shareholder value directly to Bitcoin holdings.
Laizet said this allows the firm “to not only grow our balance sheet but also to actively participate in and shape the development of digital capital markets.” Capital B plans to expand the approach by issuing Bitcoin-backed credit.
Other panelists at BTC Prague described complementary uses for Bitcoin within their own organizations. XCE Connecting Excellence Group uses Bitcoin as a performance incentive for staff through share options. A separate effort, the Bit Credit Protocol, aims to enable Bitcoin-backed currencies as an alternative to fiat.
Panelists said Bitcoin’s fixed supply makes it well suited as collateral within emerging digital capital markets. They discussed tokenization built on the Bitcoin network and the possibility of Bitcoin-backed credit surpassing Bitcoin’s own market value. Laizet’s remarks on the U.S. government’s stance were raised again as reinforcing this direction.
The panel acknowledged Bitcoin still carries speculative characteristics at its current stage of adoption. They said volatility could ease as trading activity and institutional participation continue to grow. Panelists closed by urging businesses to begin allocating rather than waiting on the sidelines.
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