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On 28 July 2025, Catenai PLC announced the appointment of Appold Associates Limited as its Professional Adviser for its Bitcoin focused treasury function. Additionally, BitGo, through BitGo Trust Company, Inc. (which has $250M in insurance coverage), will serve as Catenai's official custodian and provide trading support.
| Date | 28 Jul 2025 |
| Time | 07:00:07 |
| Category | Corporate updates |
| ID | 7327S |
28 July 2025
Catenai PLC
("Catenai" or the "Company")
Update on Treasury
Catenai PLC (AIM: CTAI), the AIM quoted provider of digital media and technology, announces that, following the announcement of 26 June 2025, it has appointed Appold Associates Limited ("Appold") as its Professional Adviser to its Bitcoin focused treasury function. Appold, an award-winning blockchain advisory firm with a strong track record in institutional digital asset strategy and treasury management, will support Catenai in designing and implementing a secure and compliant Bitcoin treasury strategy. This includes the development of governance frameworks, custody policies, and trading procedures tailored for a listed company environment.
Furthermore, BitGo, the leading infrastructure provider of digital asset solutions, will serve as Catenai's official custodian through BitGo Trust Company, Inc., a regulated qualified custodian with $250M in insurance coverage. The partnership will also include trading support through BitGo's platform, offering seamless access to deep liquidity via its institutional OTC desk.
John Farthing, CEO of Catenai commented: "It is important to have strong foundations for our Treasury function. Appold and BitGo provide that, and we will update on further progress soon".
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of the UK Market Abuse Regulation. The person who arranged for release of this announcement on behalf of the Company was John Farthing, Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Directors of the Company are responsible for the release of this announcement.
For further information please contact:
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Catenai PLC |
+44 (0)20 7183 8666 |
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John Farthing, Interim Chief Executive Officer |
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Cairn Financial Advisers LLP (Nominated Adviser) |
+44(0)20 7213 0880 |
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Liam Murray/Ludovico Lazzaretti/James Western |
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Shard Capital Partners LLP (Broker) |
+44 (0)20 7186 9952 |
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Damon Heath |
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Notes to Editors:
About Catenai PLC
Catenai is an AIM quoted provider of digital media and technology services. The Company specialises in IT solutions that solve commercial challenges and create opportunities for its clients, with an increasing focus incorporating AI into its platforms. The Company has an experienced IT team of project managers and integrators who have deployed systems across corporate, government and educational sectors.
Caution regarding forward looking statements
Certain statements in this announcement, are, or may be deemed to be, forward looking statements. Forward looking statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as ''believe'', ''could'', "should" ''envisage'', ''estimate'', ''intend'', ''may'', ''plan'', ''potentially'', "expect", ''will'' or the negative of those, variations or comparable expressions, including references to assumptions. These forward looking statements are not based on historical facts but rather on the Directors' current expectations and assumptions regarding the Company's future growth, results of operations, performance, future capital and other expenditures (including the amount, nature and sources of funding thereof), competitive advantages, business prospects and opportunities. Such forward looking statements reflect the Directors' current beliefs and assumptions and are based on information currently available to the Directors.
IMPORTANT NOTICES
Important Notices
The Company intends to hold treasury reserves and surplus cash in Bitcoin. Bitcoin is a type of cryptocurrency or cryptoasset. Whilst the Board of Directors of the Company considers holding Bitcoin to be in the best interests of the Company, the Board remains aware that the financial regulator in the UK (the Financial Conduct Authority or FCA) considers investment in Bitcoin to be high risk. At the outset, it is important to note that an investment in the Company is not an investment in Bitcoin, either directly or by proxy and shareholders will have no direct access to the Company's holdings. However, the Board of Directors of the Company consider Bitcoin to be an appropriate store of value and potential growth and therefore appropriate for the Company's reserves. Accordingly, the Company is and intends to continue to be materially exposed to Bitcoin. Such an approach is innovative, and the Board of Directors of the Company wish to be clear and transparent with prospective and actual investors in the Company on the Company's position in this regard.
The Company is neither authorised nor regulated by the FCA, and the purchase of certain cryptocurrencies (such as Bitcoin) are generally unregulated in the UK. As with most other investments, the value of Bitcoin can go down as well as up, and therefore the value of the Company's Bitcoin holdings can fluctuate. The Company may not be able to realise its Bitcoin holdings for the same as it paid to acquire them or even for the value the Company currently ascribes to its Bitcoin positions due to market movements. Neither the Company nor investors in the Company's shares are protected by the UK's Financial Ombudsman Service or the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
Nevertheless, the Board of Directors of the Company has taken the decision to invest in Bitcoin, and in doing so is mindful of the special risks Bitcoin presents to the Company's financial position. These risks include (but are not limited to): (i) the value of Bitcoin can be highly volatile, with value dropping as quickly as it can rise. Investors in Bitcoin must be prepared to lose all money invested in Bitcoin; (ii) the Bitcoin market is largely unregulated. There is a risk of losing money due to risks such as cyber-attacks, financial crime and counterparty failure; (iii) the Company may not be able to sell its Bitcoin at will. The ability to sell Bitcoin depends on various factors, including the supply and demand in the market at the relevant time. Operational failings such as technology outages, cyber-attacks and comingling of funds could cause unwanted delay; and (iv) cryptoassets are characterised in some quarters by high degrees of fraud, money laundering and financial crime. In addition, there is a perception in some quarters that cyber-attacks are prominent which can lead to theft of holdings or ransom demands. Prospective investors in the Company are encouraged to do your own research before investing.