CaliberCos Adopts Chainlink as Treasury Reserve Amid Financial Turmoil—Stock Skyrockets 60%

CaliberCos just made a crypto-powered pivot for its treasury—and markets are roaring approval.

Chainlink as Reserve Asset: The Move That's Turning Heads

Facing financial headwinds, the company is swapping traditional reserves for Chainlink’s LINK token. It’s a bold hedge against fiat weakness—and a bet on crypto’s resilience. Treasury strategists are calling it anything from 'innovative' to 'desperate,' but shareholders clearly love it.

Market Reaction: A 60% Surge Says It All

Wall Street’s voting with its wallet—sending CaliberCos stock up 60% on the announcement. Turns out nothing excites traders like a good old-fashioned crypto gamble dressed up as corporate strategy. Because when your balance sheet’s shaky, why not add some blockchain volatility?

Finance traditionalists are grumbling—but since when did they ever outperform a bull market?

Treasury shift amid struggles

The pivot comes as Caliber grapples with severe financial pressure. Just a day before the announcement, Nasdaq issued the company a delisting notice for failing to meet the $160 million minimum stockholder equity requirement.

At the end of June, Caliber’s equity stood at just $17.6 million.

Despite its challenges, the MOVE drew strong investor reaction. Shares surged 60% after the announcement, highlighting how digital asset exposure can provide momentum to struggling firms.

The announcement also comes amid several high-profile developments and partnerships for Chainlink, including with Japan’s SBI and potentially spot exchanged traded funds tied to LINK.

Chainlink adoption expands

With the decision, Chainlink joins Bitcoin and Ethereum as tokens adopted by corporate treasuries, expanding the universe of digital assets held on balance sheets. Caliber’s board described LINK as a liquid asset with long-term growth potential.

The firm’s CEO, Chris Loeffler, said the strategy reflects Caliber’s goal of being a diversified alternative asset manager that bridges physical and digital infrastructure.

Alongside the treasury allocation, Caliber has also formed a crypto advisory board made up of several experts to oversee its digital asset policy.

The development marks a milestone for Chainlink, whose token has risen sharply this year amid record wallet growth and growing adoption of its blockchain services.