AlphaTON Capital Corp Successfully Closes $71 million Financing and Completes Initial TON Token Acquisition
AlphaTON Capital (Nasdaq: ATON) has successfully completed major financing transactions totaling $71 million, including a $36.2 million private placement and a $35 million loan facility from BitGo Prime. The company immediately deployed $30 million to acquire TON tokens, establishing itself as one of the largest global TON holders.
Led by CEO Brittany Kaiser and Executive Chairman Enzo Villani, AlphaTON Capital aims to expand its TON treasury to $100 million in Q4 2025. The company's strategy focuses on network validation, staking operations, and ecosystem development within Telegram's platform, which serves over one billion monthly active users.
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- Significant debt exposure through $35 million loan facility
- High concentration risk with focus solely on TON ecosystem
- Substantial dilution from 6.32 million share private placement
Insights
AlphaTON raises $71M and acquires $30M in TON tokens, positioning itself as a major holder in Telegram's ecosystem with strategic growth plans.
AlphaTON Capital has secured
This capital structure reveals a deliberate treasury strategy with three components: building a TON reserve (with plans to reach
The company's strategic positioning targets Telegram's massive user base of over one billion monthly active users. By establishing itself as a major TON holder, AlphaTON creates exposure to Telegram's ecosystem growth potential while generating revenue through staking operations.
AlphaTON has assembled notable strategic relationships with established players including BitGo, Animoca Brands, Kraken, SkyBridge Capital, and Crypto.com, providing institutional credibility. The leadership team combines expertise in digital assets (Brittany Kaiser), public markets (Enzo Villani), and ecosystem development (Yury Mitin).
This financing represents the foundation phase of AlphaTON's business model, with clear next steps focused on launching validation operations, generating yield, and identifying strategic investments within the TON ecosystem. The immediate deployment of capital into TON demonstrates confidence in the token's potential and alignment with the stated business objectives.
Company Establishes Strong Balance Sheet Foundation with TON Treasury Position to Drive Telegram Ecosystem Growth
DOVER, Del., Sept. 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AlphaTON Capital Corp ("AlphaTON Capital" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: ATON), a specialized digital asset treasury company focused on the Telegram ecosystem, today announced the successful closing of its previously announced financings and the completion of its initial TON token acquisition, establishing a robust treasury foundation and high-profile relationships to execute its growth strategy.
The Company successfully closed its private placement of approximately 6.32 million ordinary shares (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof) at
The Company has strategic relationships with industry leaders from across the traditional finance and digital asset industries, including BitGo, Animoca Brands, Kraken, SkyBridge Capital, DWF Labs, DNA, Crypto.com, P2P, TwinStakes, and Alpha Sigma Capital.
Chardan acted as the exclusive placement agent for the private placement. Hogan Lovells US LLP served as legal advisor to the Company. Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe LLP served as legal advisor to the Company. Forbes Hare LLP served as British Virgin Islands legal advisor to the Company. Lucosky Brookman LLP served as legal advisor to Chardan.
Building the Foundation for Ecosystem Leadership
"Today marks a pivotal moment in AlphaTON Capital's journey as we officially establish ourselves as a premier digital asset treasury company with substantial TON holdings," said Brittany Kaiser, Chief Executive Officer of AlphaTON Capital. "These successful financings and immediate deployment into TON demonstrate our unwavering commitment to the Telegram ecosystem and positions us to be a driving force in the next wave of decentralized application development. We're not just building a treasury; we're investing in the infrastructure that will empower billions of users to truly own their digital life. This is exactly the kind of transformational moment our shareholders invested in, and I'm thrilled to deliver on our promise to provide institutional-grade exposure to one of the most exciting opportunities in digital assets today."
The completion of these financings strengthens AlphaTON Capital's balance sheet and provides the capital foundation necessary to execute its comprehensive treasury strategy, which encompasses TON acquisition, network validation and staking operations, and strategic ecosystem development initiatives.
Strategic Position in High-Growth Market
Enzo Villani, Executive Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of AlphaTON Capital, commented: "Closing these financings and immediately deploying capital into TON positions AlphaTON Capital at the forefront of what we believe will be the most significant convergence of social media and blockchain technology in history. With the first tranche of our substantial TON treasury now established, we have the strategic foundation to participate meaningfully in network validation, earn yield through staking operations, and identify the most promising opportunities within Telegram's rapidly expanding mini app ecosystem. This is just the beginning; we're building a platform that will enable our shareholders to benefit from every layer of growth within the TON ecosystem, from infrastructure to applications to user adoption."
Strong Balance Sheet Enables Growth Strategy
The successful financings provide AlphaTON Capital with:
- Substantial TON Holdings: First tranche of approximately
$30 million in TON, establishing the Company as a significant stakeholder in the network, with the goal to build its treasury up to$100 million in TON in Q4 of calendar year 2025 - Yield Generation Capabilities: Immediate ability to participate in network validation and staking operations for predictable revenue streams
- Strategic Development Capital: Resources to identify, evaluate, and invest in promising TON-based applications and DeFi protocols
- Operational Excellence: Capital to build best-in-class treasury management and ecosystem development capabilities
Market Opportunity and Ecosystem Growth
The TON blockchain's integration with Telegram's messaging platform creates unprecedented opportunities for mass adoption of decentralized applications. With over one billion monthly active users, Telegram provides a familiar interface for users to access financial services, gaming, and productivity tools without the traditional barriers to blockchain adoption. AlphaTON Capital's substantial TON position and strategic approach position the Company to capitalize on this massive addressable market.
The Company's treasury strategy focuses on three core components: building and managing a strategic TON reserve through direct acquisition and yield-generating activities; participating in network infrastructure through validation and staking operations; and identifying and developing high-potential projects within the Telegram mini app ecosystem.
Leadership Team Positioned for Success
Under the leadership of CEO Brittany Kaiser, a globally recognized expert in data rights and digital assets, Executive Chairman and CIO Enzo Villani, co-founder of Nasdaq Global Corporate Solutions, and Chief Business Development Officer Yury Mitin of RSV Capital, AlphaTON Capital combines deep expertise in blockchain technology, public markets, and ecosystem development. The Company's advisory network includes industry leaders Anthony Scaramucci (SkyBridge Capital), Michael Terpin (author of "The Bitcoin Supercycle"), and Jaime Rogozinski (founder of Wall Street Bets).
Next Steps and Future Outlook
With its initial treasury position established, AlphaTON Capital will focus on implementing its comprehensive growth strategy, including:
- Launching network validation and staking operations to generate predictable yield
- Identifying and evaluating strategic investment opportunities within the TON ecosystem
- Building partnerships with leading developers and platforms in the Telegram mini app space
- Providing regular updates to shareholders on treasury performance and ecosystem developments
The Company expects to provide additional updates on its operational progress and strategic initiatives in the coming weeks.
About AlphaTON Capital
AlphaTON Capital Corp. (Nasdaq: ATON) is a specialized digital asset treasury company focused on building and managing a strategic reserve of TON tokens and developing the Telegram ecosystem. Led by CEO Brittany Kaiser, Executive Chairman/CIO Enzo Villani, and CBDO Yury Mitin, the Company provides public market investors with institutional-grade exposure to the TON ecosystem and Telegram's billion-user platform while maintaining the governance standards and reporting transparency of a Nasdaq-listed company. AlphaTON Capital's comprehensive strategy encompasses direct token acquisition, network validation and staking operations, and strategic ecosystem investments to generate sustainable returns for shareholders.
AlphaTON Capital, through its legacy business, is also advancing potentially first-in-class therapies that target known checkpoint resistance pathways to potentially achieve durable treatment response and improve quality of life for patients. AlphaTON Capital actively engages in the drug development process and provides strategic counsel to guide development of novel immunotherapy assets and asset combinations.
Forward-Looking Statements
All statements in this press release, other than statements of historical facts, including without limitation, statements regarding the Company’s business strategy, plans and objectives of management for future operations and those statements preceded by, followed by or that otherwise include the words “believe,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “estimates,” “will,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “continues,” or similar expressions or variations on such expressions are forward-looking statements. As a result, forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to: the risk that the Company may not secure additional financing or TON, the uncertainty of the Company’s investment in TON, the uncertainty around the Company’s legacy business, the operational strategy of the Company, the Company’s executive management team, risks from Telegram’s platform and ecosystem, the potential impact of markets and other general economic conditions, the Company’s failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the financing, the risk that the Company may not be able to repay the loan, the risks related to debt service obligations, the risk that the Company may violate a covenant that could trigger immediate repayment, the risk that the Company may be required to sell the collateral to repay the balance of the loan, the risks related to any specific restrictions on operations from its credit facility, the impact of indebtedness on the Company’s financial condition and other factors set forth in “Item 3 – Key Information-Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2025 and included in the Company’s Form 6-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 3, 2025. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on them as actual results may differ materially from these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date hereof, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements or information, except as required by law.
Contact Information
Investor Relations:
AlphaTON Capital Corp
AlphaTON@icrinc.com
(203) 682-8200
Media Inquiries:
Richard Laermer
RLM PR
AlphaTON@rlmpr.com
(212) 741-5106 X 216
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