{"id":7525,"date":"2025-08-12T09:15:39","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T09:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/bonk-treasury-strategy-makes-debut-through-nasdaq-listed-safety-shot\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T09:15:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T09:15:44","slug":"bonk-treasury-strategy-makes-debut-through-nasdaq-listed-safety-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/bonk-treasury-strategy-makes-debut-through-nasdaq-listed-safety-shot\/","title":{"rendered":"BONK treasury strategy makes debut through Nasdaq-listed Safety Shot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Nasdaq-listed Safety Shot will launch a BONK treasury strategy by integrating $25 million in BONK tokens, following earlier memecoin treasury moves last month from Bit Origin and Everything Blockchain.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_1758559248307c887b530f2912f66b70\" 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>Nasdaq-traded Safety Shot will issue $35 million in convertible preferred shares for BONK tokens.<\/li>\n<li>BONK chosen for its fast, low-cost Solana blockchain and deflationary \u201cburn\u201d mechanism.<\/li>\n<li>The memecoin treasury trend is gaining momentum, as highlighted by Bit Origin\u2019s $500 million DOGE acquisition plan and Everything Blockchain\u2019s MemeStrategy spin-off managing multiple meme tokens.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>Nasdaq-listed Safety Shot, maker of the patented Safety Shot beverage that rapidly reduces blood alcohol content, has <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2025\/08\/11\/3130918\/0\/en\/Safety-Shot-Announces-Strategic-Alliance-with-Bonk-Founding-Contributors-Initiating-BONK-Treasury-Strategy.html\" target=\"_blank\">formed<\/a> a strategic alliance with the founding contributors of Bonk (BONK) memecoin, securing an initial $25 million in BONK tokens to launch a BONK treasury strategy.<\/p>\n<p>The company, which recently cleared all outstanding debt and holds more than $15 million in cash, will issue $35 million in Preferred Shares convertible into common stock in exchange for the tokens. <\/p>\n<p>Safety Shot cited BONK\u2019s technical advantages on the Solana (SOL) blockchain  \u2014 notably high-speed and low-cost transactions \u2014 as key reasons for selecting it over Ethereum-based competitors like Shiba Inu (SHIB) and Pepe (PEPE), or inflationary options like Dogecoin (DOGE). Additionally, they cited BONK\u2019s \u201cburn\u201d mechanism, which removes tokens from circulation, aiming to increase its scarcity and long-term value.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis strategic partnership represents the first stage of a much broader corporate evolution for our company,\u201d said Safety Shot CEO Jarrett Boon.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The dawn of memecoin treasuries?<\/h2>\n<p>Safety Shot\u2019s move to create a BONK treasury strategy mirrors a growing trend of public companies experimenting with memecoin-focused treasuries, a concept once confined to community-driven DAOs. In recent months, corporate announcements in this space have accelerated.<\/p>\n<p>In late July, Nasdaq-traded Bit Origin revealed plans for a $500 million DOGE treasury, positioning itself as the \u201cMicroStrategy of DOGE.\u201d Prior to that, Everything Blockchain Inc. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2025\/07\/14\/3114582\/0\/en\/Everything-Blockchain-Inc-to-Launch-MemeStrategy-and-Plans-to-Distribute-Shares-to-Shareholders-as-Stock-Dividend.html\" target=\"_blank\">announced MemeStrateg<\/a>y, a spin-off designed to hold and manage a portfolio of memecoins, including PEPE, BONK, and SPX6900.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nasdaq-listed Safety Shot will launch a BONK treasury strategy by integrating $25 million in BONK tokens, following earlier memecoin treasury moves last month from Bit Origin and Everything Blockchain. 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