ESTUDO DA ESTRATÉGIA DE BITCOIN COMO ATIVO DE TESOURARIA: O CASO MÉLIUZ E O BENCHMARK MICROSTRATEGY
ESTUDO DA ESTRATÉGIA DE BITCOIN COMO ATIVO DE TESOURARIA: O CASO MÉLIUZ E O BENCHMARK MICROSTRATEGY
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.81511126020112
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Palavras-chave: Bitcoin Treasury; Finanças Corporativas; Méliuz; MicroStrategy; Gestão de Liquidez
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Keywords: Bitcoin Treasury; Corporate Finance; Méliuz; MicroStrategy; Liquidity Management.
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Abstract: This study examines the strategy adopted by Méliuz in positioning itself as a Bitcoin Treasury Company, using MicroStrategy as a benchmark. The objective is to assess the impacts of this decision on the company’s financial structure, corporate governance, and market positioning in Brazil, a context characterized by regulatory uncertainty and the still incipient nature of institutional adoption of crypto-assets. To this end, a case study was conducted using both qualitative and quantitative approaches. The qualitative dimension consisted of the analysis of market disclosures, material facts, and financial reports, while the quantitative dimension involved the calculation of specific indicators, such as the volume of Bitcoin acquired, the average acquisition cost, the share of the asset in the company’s market value, the correlation between stock price fluctuations and Bitcoin price movements, and the BTC per share indicator (BTC/Share). The results indicate that the adoption of Bitcoin as a treasury asset significantly increased Méliuz’s exposure to the crypto-asset market. The BTC per share indicator revealed a process of relative appreciation, showing that each share came to represent a larger fraction of the digital asset and, consequently, reinforced the company’s association with Bitcoin’s performance. This dynamic was reflected in substantial gains in market value and in a strong correlation between the company’s stock price and the price of the cryptocurrency, confirming that Méliuz came to be perceived by the market as an indirect vehicle for Bitcoin exposure. It is concluded that this strategy constitutes a high-risk, high-return bet, capable of repositioning the company in the capital markets, but also subject to the intrinsic volatility of the asset and to Brazilian regulatory constraints.
- Walter Castelucci Neto
- Karla Raquel Rosa