{"id":16624,"date":"2025-11-25T22:43:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T22:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/stocks-down-no-problem-for-these-crypto-execs\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T22:43:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T22:43:09","slug":"stocks-down-no-problem-for-these-crypto-execs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/stocks-down-no-problem-for-these-crypto-execs\/","title":{"rendered":"Stocks down? No problem for these crypto execs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">In a year when cryptocurrency stocks have mostly moonwalked downward, executives at some of the sector\u2019s top firms managed to secure fat compensation packages.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_785641cdd5b787bb9fac66bb6dd5ef9f\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Crypto executives secured generous compensation despite falling stock prices.<\/li>\n<li>Some packages included protections against market declines.<\/li>\n<li>Activist shareholder Paul Glazer is opposing Pompliano\u2019s M&amp;A\/pay package.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>According <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/protos.com\/top-crypto-execs-cash-in-as-stocks-collapse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">to<\/a> SEC filings reviewed by Protos.com, several crypto pros enjoyed a bump in pay.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>David Bailey<\/strong>: The CEO of bitcoin treasury company Nakamoto and a noted President Trump ally pulled together a stacked package: signing bonus, consulting fees, stock options, restricted stock units, cash bonuses, and even private jet use \u2014 all paid to a company he controls. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Michael Saylor<\/strong>: The Strategy founder\u2019s fortune grew as well, thanks to Class B stock with enhanced voting rights, options, and convertibles, despite the company\u2019s common stock seeing a significant decline. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Anthony Pompliano<\/strong>: The podcaster structured a payout that guaranteed him riches even if ProCap\u2019s stock price fell \u2014 and it did. One shareholder, Paul Glazer, issued a hostile <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/newsletters\/2025-11-20\/-true-king-of-spacs-takes-on-crypto-influencer-pomp-over-compensation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">letter<\/a> disclosing a 7.7% stake in Columbus Circle Capital Corp. I \u2014 the special purpose acquisition company ProCap is seeking to go public by merging with \u2014 and said it would vote against the merger \u201cin its present form.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Joseph Onorati<\/strong>: DeFi Development Corporation\u2019s CEO receives an annual salary of $574,000 plus a 200% bonus possibility if the company achieves certain milestones.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Adam Sullivan<\/strong>: Core Scientific\u2019s CEO saw a pay bump while the stock mostly napped, and Solana treasury company Upexi\u2019s Allan Marshall earned a salary plus grants and warrants while shares dropped below the value of its Solana holdings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In short, while the markets tumbled, crypto executives\u2019 wallets can, indeed, grow fat. <\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a year when cryptocurrency stocks have mostly moonwalked downward, executives at some of the sector\u2019s top firms managed to secure fat compensation packages. 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