{"id":899145,"date":"2026-04-14T13:18:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T18:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/dv8-becomes-first-bitcoin-treasury-company-in-southeast-asia-with-digital-asset-license\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T13:18:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T18:18:57","slug":"dv8-becomes-first-bitcoin-treasury-company-in-southeast-asia-with-digital-asset-license","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/dv8-becomes-first-bitcoin-treasury-company-in-southeast-asia-with-digital-asset-license\/","title":{"rendered":"DV8 Becomes First Bitcoin Treasury Company in Southeast Asia with Digital Asset License"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Publicly listed DV8 (SET: DV8) has signed a Share Purchase Agreement to acquire Rakkar Digital, a licensed digital asset custodian in Thailand.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This move represents DV8\u2019s first direct entry into regulated digital asset operations and marks a strategic pivot toward building infrastructure that institutional investors can rely on across Asia.<\/p>\n

Rakkar Digital, with over $700 million in assets under custody, was established as a joint venture between SCBX, the parent company of Siam Commercial Bank, and Fireblocks, a global digital asset infrastructure provider, according to a note shared with Bitcoin Magazine. <\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Early backing from SCB 10X helped lay the foundation for its growth. For DV8, the company\u2019s regulatory standing, operational framework, and trust among institutional clients made it a natural fit.<\/p>\n

Custody lies at the heart of any institutional-grade digital asset strategy. It demands licensing, compliance, security expertise, and constant engagement with regulators.\u00a0<\/p>\n

By acquiring Rakkar Digital, DV8 said they gained a platform already meeting those standards, giving the company a firm foothold in Asia\u2019s evolving digital asset ecosystem.<\/p>\n

This deal follows DV8\u2019s September 2025 investment<\/a> in Bitplanet, a Korean digital asset treasury platform.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Taken together, these steps illustrate a consistent approach: backing regulated, resilient businesses that enhance DV8\u2019s ability to operate across borders while meeting institutional expectations.<\/p>\n

DV8 was originally a media company but is now transforming into a builder of regulated digital asset infrastructure, the company said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bitcoin as a reserve asset<\/h2>\n

Over the last five years, Bitcoin has become a more and more popular treasury reserve asset for traditional finance companies.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Strategy (MSTR) has become<\/a> the flagship case study in the evolution of bitcoin treasury strategies in the corporate world.<\/p>\n

Under the leadership of Michael Saylor, Strategy shifted<\/a> from a traditional software business to a firm whose primary reserve asset is Bitcoin, pioneering a model where BTC sits at the heart of corporate balance sheet strategy.<\/p>\n

Strategy uses capital markets to finance its BTC accumulation. Instead of hoarding cash or traditional securities, Strategy has consistently issued equity and convertible debt to fund Bitcoin purchases<\/a>, aiming to maximize its \u201cBTC per share\u201d metric and align shareholder value with long\u2011term BTC appreciation.<\/p>\n

This model has inspired other corporations like DV8 to consider adding bitcoin to their treasuries. At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading slightly below $70,000 after flirting with $71,000 earlier this morning. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Micah<\/a><\/p>\n

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Micah Zimmerman<\/a><\/p>\n

Micah first discovered Bitcoin in 2018 but remained a skeptic on the sidelines for too long. Since 2021, he has covered crypto and business and now works as a news reporter for Bitcoin Magazine, based in North Carolina.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Micah Zimmerman
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Publicly listed DV8 (SET: DV8) has signed a Share Purchase Agreement to acquire Rakkar Digital, a licensed digital asset custodian in Thailand.\u00a0 This move represents DV8\u2019s first direct entry into regulated digital asset operations and marks a strategic pivot toward building infrastructure that institutional investors can rely on across Asia. Rakkar Digital, with over $700<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":899146,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1603,673],"tags":[6554,5719],"class_list":{"0":"post-899145","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-becomes","8":"category-first","9":"tag-becomes","10":"tag-first"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/899145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=899145"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/899145\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/899146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=899145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=899145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=899145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}