{"id":75003,"date":"2026-07-06T04:09:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T04:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/vanadi-coffees-bitcoin-pivot-soured-by-exorbitant-board-fees-and-shareholder-revolt\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T04:09:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T04:09:39","slug":"vanadi-coffees-bitcoin-pivot-soured-by-exorbitant-board-fees-and-shareholder-revolt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/vanadi-coffees-bitcoin-pivot-soured-by-exorbitant-board-fees-and-shareholder-revolt\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanadi Coffee&#8217;s Bitcoin Pivot Soured by Exorbitant Board Fees and Shareholder Revolt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Vallecid demanded a board shakeup over high BTC financing fees, creating bitter internal corporate warfare.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Board members took up to 5% in fees on bitcoin purchases, diluting shareholders and drawing legal threats.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Vanadi\u2019s stock crashed 97% a year after its bitcoin pivot, wiping out market value despite its 223 BTC stash.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Spanish Bitcoin Treasury Vanadi Coffee Faces Internal Battle On Current Financial Structure<\/h2>\n<p>Vanadi Coffee, a coffee shop franchise that pivoted to a <span>bitcoin<\/span> treasury back in the heyday of this trend, is now facing internal turmoil due to shareholder dilution as the company seeks financing to purchase more <span>bitcoin<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Vallecid, a Canarian conglomerate that owns nearly 10% of Vanadi Coffee, has called for the dissolution of the current board due to the high fees some members receive each time the company processes a tranche to finance <span>bitcoin<\/span> purchases.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>According to El Economista, Vallecid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eleconomista.es\/cripto\/noticias\/13995381\/07\/26\/un-socio-de-vanadi-pide-destituir-al-consejo-y-poner-fin-a-las-comisiones-de-financiacion-de-la-tesorera-de-bitcoin.html?shem=dsdf,sharefoc,agadiscoversdl,,sh\/x\/discover\/m1\/4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">proposed<\/a> the <strong>\u201cexamination, detailed clarification, and specific rendering of accounts by the Board of Directors regarding all forms of remuneration, extraordinary commissions, and advances\u2014whether in cash or in kind\u2014received by the directors or by persons linked to them and to Vanadi.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reports indicate that Salvador Mart\u00ed, founder of Vanadi Coffee and president of the board of directors, would receive 1,5% for endorsing and 2% for managing each financing transaction from Patblasc and GCFO21, key financiers of the company\u2019s approved push to reach nearly $1.1 billion in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bitcoin<\/a> purchases. Furthermore, another director would receive fees that reach 5% in some cases.<\/p>\n<p>Vallecid is also petitioning for the nullification of the approvals that allowed board members to collect these fees <strong>\u201cwithout prejudice to any actions of nullity, voidability, unjust enrichment or liability that may arise,\u201d<\/strong> hinting at possible legal actions.<\/p>\n<p>Vanadi pivoted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bitcoin<\/a> while still maintaining its coffee franchise business in 2025, in what the local press regarded as a <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/hail-mary-in-crypto-spanish-coffee-chain-plans-massive-bitcoin-treasury-will-it-work\/\">Hail Mary<\/a> to save the company amid a troubled financial standing.<\/p>\n<p>Vanadi Coffee\u2019s stock price rose after the company announced this hybrid model. Nonetheless, the stock has since tumbled, losing over 97% in a year. The company currently <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcointreasuries.net\/public-companies\/vanadi-coffee-sa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">holds<\/a> 223 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BTC<\/a> at an average cost of $116,340 per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bitcoin<\/a>, having spent over $11.5 million to accumulate these digital assets.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/vanadi-coffees-bitcoin-pivot-soured-by-exorbitant-board-fees-and-shareholder-revolt\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways Vallecid demanded a board shakeup over high BTC financing fees, creating bitter internal corporate warfare. Board members took up to 5% in fees on bitcoin purchases, diluting shareholders and drawing legal threats. Vanadi\u2019s stock crashed 97% a year after its bitcoin pivot, wiping out market value [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":75004,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75003"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75003"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75003\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}