TL;DR
- Jiuzi Holdings increases a private placement plan from $12M to $1B to fund its pivot to crypto custody.
- The microcap firm, valued near $9M, seeks to build secure Bitcoin storage and staking infrastructure.
- It partnered with SOLV Foundation for Bitcoin yield products and acquired 100 BTC for development.
Jiuzi Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: JZXN) has signed a memorandum of understanding with institutional investors to expand its private placement financing to as much as $1 billion, a sharp increase from earlier plans disclosed in October. The announcement comes as the microcap firm, with a market value near $9 million, continues a broad shift toward crypto asset services after its shares fell roughly 93% over the past year.
The revised agreement replaces a prior $12 million financing plan revealed on October 7, 2025. Management says the enlarged funding capacity gives the company room to accelerate its transition into digital asset custody and storage, areas where institutional standards and secure infrastructure remain central requirements.
Chief executive Tao Li said the commitment reflects confidence in the company’s direction and execution. According to Jiuzi, the additional capital supports the construction of secure custody systems, long-term storage solutions, and potential acquisitions linked to crypto infrastructure. The company has not released the identities of participating investors or a schedule for capital deployment.
The scale of the commitment stands out
A potential $1 billion placement represents an eighty-fold increase over the original plan, underscoring the ambition of Jiuzi’s repositioning. While the firm reports holding more cash than debt, available financial data still points to weak overall fundamentals and high share-price volatility.
Alongside the financing expansion, Jiuzi Holdings has advanced several initiatives tied to Bitcoin treasury management. The company recently allocated up to $1 billion toward Bitcoin staking and yield products through a partnership with the SOLV Foundation. Under the arrangement, as many as 10,000 Bitcoin may enter SOLV’s yield vault on BNB Chain, with assets protected through institutional risk controls.
Jiuzi has also completed a private transaction to acquire 100 Bitcoin, aimed at supporting the development of encrypted storage systems and custody services. A separate cooperation agreement with BitFi, a Bitcoin-focused fintech platform overseeing about $2.75 billion in total value locked, adds another layer to its crypto expansion.
Management frames the recent activity as part of a single strategy: building a secure, auditable crypto custody operation while optimizing Bitcoin holdings under regulated third-party oversight. For now, markets continue to weigh the contrast between Jiuzi’s modest size and the scale of its crypto ambitions as the company pushes deeper into digital asset infrastructure.
