# Two Public Companies Sold 511 Bitcoin in a Day to Escape $31.7 Million in Debt

KULR and Smarter Web liquidated holdings to remove collateral risk and near-term maturities, a sign of financing strain in leveraged treasury vehicles.

- Published: 2026-07-27T05:22:39.277Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-07-27/two-public-companies-sold-511-bitcoin-in-a-day-to-escape-31
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [CryptoSlate (treasury sales)](https://cryptoslate.com/why-two-public-companies-quietly-liquidated-511-bitcoin-in-24-hours-to-escape-31-7-million-in-debt/), [crypto.news (Strategy)](https://crypto.news/strategy-says-bitcoin-can-fall-11-4-yearly-for-nearly-six-years/)

Two publicly traded companies, KULR and Smarter Web, sold a combined 511 Bitcoin within 24 hours to clear about $31.7 million in debt, CryptoSlate reported. The sales removed KULR's collateral risk and Smarter Web's near-term maturity, alon…

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