Winklevoss-backed OranjeBTC readies B3 listing with $420m treasury
With a treasury of 3,650 Bitcoin, OranjeBTC is leveraging heavyweight backing from the Winklevoss twins and others to launch onto Brazil’s B3. The move creates a regulated gateway for local investors seeking exposure to the original crypto’s volatile market.
- OranjeBTC, backed by the Winklevoss twins, will list on Brazil’s B3 via a reverse merger with Intergraus.
- The firm enters the exchange with 3,650 BTC, offering investors regulated exposure to bitcoin.
- Founder Guilherme Gomes says the move aims to expand reserves while opening access to crypto in Brazil.
On Oct. 1, Reuters reported that Brazilian bitcoin firm OranjeBTC will begin trading on São Paulo’s B3 exchange next week through a reverse merger with Intergraus, an education company already listed on the market.
OranjeBTC founder Guilherme Gomes confirmed the company’s massive Bitcoin (BTC) holdings, valued at over $420 million, and its backing from a cadre of international crypto elites, including Gemini co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Bitcoin pioneer Adam Back, and Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas.
Why OranjeBTC is betting everything on Bitcoin
The company’s entire thesis, as articulated by founder Guilherme Gomes to Reuters, rests on a foundational belief that “Bitcoin will change financial systems as we know it,” positioning the firm as a pure-play conduit for this transformation.
Notably, Gomes framed the move onto B3 as a way to give Brazilian investors access to Bitcoin in a regulated environment while steadily expanding the firm’s reserves. Certain investors, barred by regulation from holding the asset directly, can still gain exposure through a listed company like OranjeBTC.
Beyond simply accumulating bitcoin, the company is launching a parallel offensive on the education front. OranjeBTC plans to leverage the existing infrastructure of Intergraus, the listed education subsidiary it acquired, to roll out a dedicated financial learning platform.
With this move, OranjeBTC is stepping onto a global stage dominated by a handful of aggressive corporate adopters. Its 3,650 BTC reserve positions the firm within a strategic niche, operating at a scale that, while dwarfed by pioneers like Strategy and its colossal 640,031 BTC hoard, aligns it with the upper echelons the global top 30 of public corporate holders, ahead of well-known names such as Hive Digital and Bitdeer.
