ZIGChain price jumps 22% as BTCS allocates $30m to ZIG treasury strategy

Markets 2026-01-14 11:23

ZIGChain price jumps 22% as BTCS allocates m to ZIG treasury strategy

ZIGChain price jumped double digits to hit highs of $0.11 amid a major digital asset treasury announcement by Europe-based firm BTCS.

Summary

  • ZIGChain price rose by more than 22% as price broke to highs of $0.11.

  • The token’s value jumped as BTCS announced a $100 million raise and $30 million allocation to its ZIG digital asset treasury strategy.

ZIGChain, the layer 1 blockchain aimed at the democratization of wealth generation through real-world asset tokenization, saw its native token’s price soar by more than 22% to hit highs near $0.11.

The surge to the intraday high, the highest price level for the altcoin in over a month, came amid an announcement by publicly-traded firm BTCS. In an update , BTCS, the largest European digital asset treasury company, said it had raised $100 million in a new funding round.

BTCS plans to use proceeds of this Series G raise for its crypto treasury strategy, with $30 million going into a ZIGChain ( ZIG ) treasury strategy.

BTCS eyes ZIG yield

An expansion to the company’s diversified treasury strategy will also see 60% of the funds deployed towards exposure to Bitcoin ( BTC ) and 10% to Core ( CORE ). Deployment into BTCS’s active treasury strategy, unlike the passive “buy and hold” playbook popularized by Strategy.

BTCS’ approach aims to deliver operational revenue and yield – even during episodes of flat markets.

“The inclusion of ZIGChain in BTCS’s treasury strategy highlights a broader shift toward productive digital asset treasuries,” said Abdul Rafay Gadit, co-founder of ZIGChain and member of BTCS’s Supervisory Board.

He added:

“Unlike passive holdings, validators and staking rewards create recurring revenue streams while directly strengthening the networks themselves. We see this model as a sustainable path forward for listed companies seeking transparent and resilient exposure to digital assets.”

ZIGChain price last traded above current levels in late August, while its year-to-date highs of $0.13 came on January 18. The ZIG token traded at the all-time peak of $0.22 in April 2021. Notable ecosystem platforms for the layer 1 chain includes Zignaly, a regulated social investment platform and Zamanat, a Shariah-compliant RWA tokenization platform.

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