/C O R R E C T I O N -- TNL Mediagene/
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TNL Mediagene (NASDAQ: TNMG) has announced a significant strategic initiative to establish a Digital Asset Treasury (DAT) that will incorporate BTC, ETH, and SOL as treasury assets. The company, which generated $48.5M in consolidated revenue for FY2024 with 35% YoY growth, will limit its digital asset holdings to these three cryptocurrencies due to their established scale, liquidity, and institutional adoption.
The company has formed a DAT Advisory Group comprising experts from leading digital asset companies like CoinDesk and Matter Labs to oversee the strategy implementation. The initiative aims to enhance financial flexibility for future acquisitions while creating synergies with TNMG's existing media business, which serves 45+ million monthly unique users and generates 189+ million monthly digital footprints.
Positive
- Revenue growth of 35% year-over-year, reaching $48.5M in FY2024
- Large user base with 45+ million monthly unique users and 189+ million monthly digital footprints
- Strategic expansion into digital assets through established cryptocurrencies (BTC, ETH, SOL)
- Formation of expert DAT Advisory Group from leading companies like CoinDesk and Matter Labs
- Potential enhancement of financial flexibility for future M&A activities
Negative
- Exposure to volatile digital asset markets could impact treasury stability
- Regulatory uncertainties in the digital asset space pose potential risks
- Implementation timeline and allocation details remain undefined
News Market Reaction – TNMG
In the Sep 17 session, TNMG declined 0.27%, reflecting a mild negative market reaction. Argus tracked a peak move of +50.6% during that session. Argus tracked a trough of -32.1% from its starting point during tracking. Our momentum scanner triggered 17 alerts that day, indicating notable trading interest and price volatility. Trading volume was exceptionally heavy at 43.9x the daily average, suggesting significant selling pressure.
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-The Company announces a major strategic initiative to integrate digital assets into its business model and to establish a digital asset treasury ("DAT"), with digital assets limited to BTC, ETH and SOL — the three most established digital assets — designated as part of the Company's treasury assets. The Company emphasizes that its DAT Strategy will exclude other digital assets that do not meet standards of scale, liquidity, institutional adoption and regulatory transparency
-The Company has formed a digital asset treasury advisory group comprised of experts in the fields of digital assets, blockchain and Web3, bringing in a wealth of expertise from leading digital asset and Web3 companies, such as CoinDesk, Nonagon, hottolink and Matter Labs
-BTC, ETH and SOL together represent the most widely adopted and institutionally recognized digital assets, combining attributes of scale, liquidity, and ecosystem development that make them well suited for treasury holdings
-The Company has published a shareholder letter outlining the new digital asset strategy and the expected interplay and synergies with the Company's existing Media, Technology and Digital Studio businesses that generated
The Company has also formed a DAT advisory group ("DAT Advisory Group") to guide oversight, evaluation and development of the DAT Strategy. The DAT Advisory Group comprises experts in the fields of digital assets, blockchain and Web3 which will advise the management and the board of directors to ensure industry best practices and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. These experts bring prior and concurrent experience from leading digital asset and Web3 companies, such as CoinDesk, Nonagon, hottolink and Matter Labs. Their backgrounds span trading, asset management, product development and regulatory engagement, providing the Company with a broad base of industry expertise.
The DAT Strategy is designed to deliver both financial and strategic benefits. Financially, it can enhance the Company's flexibility and strengthen its position for future growth initiatives including acquisitions. Strategically, it opens new business opportunities in the digital asset space where the Company can leverage its scale, media reach and data analytics expertise. Unlike companies that position themselves primarily as digital asset treasury vehicles, the Company's strategy is intended to complement — not replace — its core Media, Technology and Digital Studio businesses. The Company also recognizes that digital assets can be volatile and subject to regulatory or technological risks. Accordingly, its DAT Strategy is limited to BTC, ETH and SOL, which it views as the most established and widely adopted digital assets, and will be implemented in a gradual and disciplined manner to balance potential benefits with prudent risk management.
The Company has identified BTC, ETH and SOL as the digital assets most suitable for its treasury, given their relative scale, liquidity, institutional adoption and track records across multiple market cycles. Each of these assets provides distinct benefits — BTC as a widely recognized store of value, ETH as the leading smart-contract platform and SOL as a high-performance blockchain with one of the fastest-growing developer communities. Collectively, these three digital assets represent the pillars of today's DAT ecosystem.
With guidance from the DAT Advisory Group, the Company is engaged in a comprehensive process, speaking with financing partners, refining potential investment and management policies, and considering different execution paths. The Company is also engaging with leading institutional custodians and asset managers to ensure best-in-class security, governance and compliance. The Company expects to finalize key details of its DAT Strategy, including the allocation of treasury assets, the timing of financing of digital assets and the potential selection of service providers in the coming months.
"We see tremendous potential in digital assets and the multitude of ways a DAT Strategy can benefit and create synergies with our existing high-growth, high-visibility media business of 45 million monthly unique users*1, as well as our and data and technology business lines. Over the years, we have scaled our company through a disciplined M&A roll-up strategy, acquiring and integrating media and technology properties across
"Over the past several years,
Concurrently with this announcement, the Company published a shareholder letter detailing its decision to pursue the DAT Strategy, which can be found PDF of this page.
*1 | Monthly unique users comprised the average monthly unique users of owned sites and social media platforms (YouTube + TikTok) based on the Company data for the twelve months ended March 31, 2025. |
*2 | Digital footprint comprised of average monthly views during the most recent available Company data for the twelve months ended March 31, 2025. |
About TNL Mediagene
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Financial Data
The condensed financial information presented in this press release should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes for the year ended December 31, 2024 included in TNL Mediagene's annual report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on April 30, 2025, which provides a more complete discussion of its accounting policies and certain other information.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that are based on beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to TNL Mediagene. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or TNL Mediagene's future financial or operating performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the following words: "may," "will," "could," "would," "should," "expect," "intend," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "project," "potential," "continue," "ongoing," "target," "seek" or the negative or plural of these words, or other similar expressions that are predictions or indicate future events or prospects, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Forward-looking statements in this communication include, but are not limited to, statements about TNL Mediagene's future business plan and growth strategies and statements by TNL Mediagene's management. Any statements that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including strategies or plans, are also forward-looking statements. These statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this communication or elsewhere speak only as of the date made. New uncertainties and risks arise from time to time, and it is impossible for TNL Mediagene to predict these events or how they may affect TNL Mediagene. In addition, risks and uncertainties are described in TNL Mediagene's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These filings may identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. TNL Mediagene cannot assure you that the forward-looking statements in this communication will prove to be accurate. There may be additional risks that TNL Mediagene presently does not know or that TNL Mediagene currently does not believe are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. In light of the significant uncertainties in these forward-looking statements, you should not regard these statements as a representation or warranty by TNL Mediagene, its directors, officers or employees or any other person. Except as required by applicable law, TNL Mediagene does not have any duty to, and does not intend to, update or revise the forward-looking statements in this communication or elsewhere after the date of this communication. You should, therefore, not rely on these forward-looking statements as representing the views of TNL Mediagene as of any date subsequent to the date of this communication.
