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Volcon closes $501M private placement, launches bitcoin treasury strategy, holds 280 BTC
Empery Digital Inc.
- Closed private placement with gross proceeds of ~$501M; issued 44.4M shares and pre-funded warrants for 5.7M shares.
- Plans to allocate >95% of net proceeds to BTC; currently holds 280.14 BTC; additional purchases commenced via Gemini.
- Company intends to change name to Empery Digital, Inc. and ticker to EMPD; power sports business to become Empery Mobility.
- Appointed Ryan Lane as Co-CEO & Chairman; Ian Read (ex-Pfizer CEO) and others to board.
- Granted performance-based stock options to three new executives at $10.00 exercise price (COO, VP Legal, Crypto Controller).
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