Toto Finance requests $5 million from Cardano treasury for copper reserve
Toto Finance has submitted a proposal asking Cardano's community treasury for 22 million ADA, worth approximately $5 million, to fund a copper reserve that requires copper prices to surge for the treasury to break even.
Toto Finance has requested 22 million ADA, valued at approximately $5 million, from Cardano's community treasury to purchase copper, according to reports from CoinDesk and BSCN. The proposal outlines plans to acquire tokenized and physical copper and hold the metal for up to two years before selling it.[1][3]
The allocation would consume more than half of the Cardano treasury's remaining withdrawal allowance, BSCN reported. Under the structure of the request, roughly two-thirds of the capital would go toward purchasing physical copper, while the rest would cover operational costs, storage, insurance, and audits. Toto Finance would also retain the commercial rights to its separate tokenized copper business.[1]
There is no guarantee that the treasury will recover its original capital. According to BSCN, Toto Finance's own models project that copper would have to climb from $6.73 to about $10.06 per pound—trading well beyond its all-time high—to recoup the full withdrawal if the dollar price of ADA remains unchanged. Crypto Briefing highlighted that the impending vote serves as a test for the Cardano treasury, balancing the funding of ecosystem innovation against engaging in speculative asset bets.[1][2][3]
Key facts
- Toto Finance requested 22 million ADA, valued at roughly $5 million, from the Cardano treasury to fund a copper reserve.
- The request would take up more than half of the Cardano treasury's remaining withdrawal allowance.
- Toto Finance intends to hold the copper for up to two years before selling it.
- About two-thirds of the requested capital would be spent on physical copper, with the rest paying for operations, audits, storage, and insurance.
- Copper would need to climb from $6.73 to approximately $10.06 per pound for the treasury to break even if ADA's dollar price stays constant.
- Toto Finance would retain commercial rights to its separate tokenized copper business, and the treasury has no guarantee of recovering its funds.
- Crypto Briefing reported that the treasury's pending decision could impact future allocations by testing the line between innovation and speculative investing.
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BSCN@BSCNewsPost on X ·
Cardano Treasury Faces $5M Copper Bet Toto Finance (@totofinance) wants Cardano’s (@cardano) community treasury to fund a copper reserve through a 22 million $ADA (~$5 million) proposal. Toto Finance plans to hold the metal for up to two years before selling it. About two-thirds of the funds would buy physical copper, with the rest covering operations, storage, insurance and audits. The proposal would consume more than half the treasury’s remaining withdrawal allowance. Under Toto Finance’s assumptions, copper must climb from $6.73 to about $10.06 per pound to recover the full withdrawal if ADA’s dollar price remains unchanged. The company would retain commercial rights to its separate tokenized copper business. There is no guarantee the treasury will recover its original investment.
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Crypto BriefingArticle ·
Toto Finance seeks $5M from Cardano treasury for copper reserve Cardano's treasury decision could redefine its role, balancing between funding innovation and engaging in speculative investments, impacting future allocations. The post Toto Finance seeks $5M from Cardano treasury for copper reserve appeared first on Crypto Briefing .
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CoindeskArticle ·
Cardano holders are being asked to bet $5 million on copper hitting a new record Toto Finance wants 22 million ADA from Cardano’s treasury to buy tokenized copper, and the metal would have to trade well above its all-time high for holders to get their money back.
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