{"id":22297,"date":"2026-02-18T07:32:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T07:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/david-baileys-nakamoto-strikes-107m-deal-to-buy-btc-inc-and-utxo\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T07:32:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T07:32:44","slug":"david-baileys-nakamoto-strikes-107m-deal-to-buy-btc-inc-and-utxo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/david-baileys-nakamoto-strikes-107m-deal-to-buy-btc-inc-and-utxo\/","title":{"rendered":"David Bailey\u2019s Nakamoto strikes $107M deal to buy BTC Inc and UTXO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Bitcoin-focused public company Nakamoto Inc., led by chairman and CEO David Bailey, has signed definitive agreements to acquire BTC Inc. and UTXO Management GP, LLC in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $107.3 million.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_875abf7bed1c706dd2ba9643a214f82d\" 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>Nakamoto Inc., led by David Bailey, will acquire BTC Inc. and UTXO Management GP, LLC in a $107.3 million all-stock deal.<\/li>\n<li>The transaction consolidates Bitcoin media, events, and asset management businesses under one publicly listed entity.<\/li>\n<li>Nakamoto aims to build a vertically integrated Bitcoin platform spanning publishing, conferences, advisory, and investment strategy.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nakamoto.com\/updates\/nakamoto-inc-signs-definitive-agreements-to-acquire-btc-inc-and-utxo-management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">deal<\/a> brings together companies closely tied to Bailey, who co-founded BTC Inc. and later helped launch UTXO Management, under a single publicly listed Bitcoin-focused entity.<\/p>\n<p>Under the terms of the deal, Nakamoto will issue common shares to the sellers at a pre-negotiated price of $1.12 per share. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026, subject to customary conditions.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<p>The acquisition brings together media, events, and asset management businesses under a single public holding company. BTC Inc. is best known for publishing Bitcoin Magazine and organizing The Bitcoin Conference, one of the largest Bitcoin-focused gatherings globally. UTXO Management advises Bitcoin-centric investment vehicles and focuses on capital allocation across public and private markets.<\/p>\n<p>Nakamoto said the combination is designed to create a vertically integrated Bitcoin platform with diversified revenue streams.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">David Bailey\u2019s expanding Bitcoin platform<\/h2>\n<p>The deal further consolidates businesses tied to David Bailey, Nakamoto\u2019s chairman and CEO. Bailey co-founded BTC Inc. in 2013 and later helped launch UTXO Management. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBringing BTC Inc and UTXO into Nakamoto has been a part of our vision since day one,\u201d said David Bailey. \u201cWe intend to operate a portfolio of companies across media, asset management, and advisory services that can scale with Bitcoin\u2019s long-term growth.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past decade, he has been an active voice in the Bitcoin (BTC) industry and has served on the board of the Bitcoin Policy Institute.<\/p>\n<p>Nakamoto has positioned itself as a Bitcoin-native public vehicle focused on media, advisory services, and treasury strategy. The company\u2019s leadership has signaled interest in further expansion as institutional adoption of Bitcoin grows.<\/p>\n<p>If completed, the transaction would mark a notable consolidation in the Bitcoin sector, combining publishing, large-scale events, and capital management operations within a single listed entity.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin-focused public company Nakamoto Inc., led by chairman and CEO David Bailey, has signed definitive agreements to acquire BTC Inc. and UTXO Management GP, LLC in an all-stock transaction valued&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4215,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocurrency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22297"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22297\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22298,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22297\/revisions\/22298"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}