BTCS Makes History: First Public Company to Issue Ethereum Dividends

Wall Street meets Web3 as BTCS shatters corporate tradition—paying shareholders in ETH instead of fiat. A watershed moment for crypto adoption or just a clever PR stunt? You decide.

Why it matters: Dividends have been the holy grail of boomer investing since the Medici family ran banks. Now they're on-chain—and regulators didn't see this coming.

The fine print: No dollar figures disclosed (typical), but the move pressures legacy firms to either innovate or risk looking like dinosaurs. Meanwhile, ETH whales are licking their chops.

Bottom line: When your dividend yield outperforms your stock price—thanks Fed monetary policy—maybe it's time to rethink 'shareholder value.'

BTCS Ethereum Dividend Opt in formBTCS Ethereum Dividend Opt-in Form Ethereum Loyalty Payment  Interestingly, BTCS also announced another special package, which comes in the form of an Ethereum loyalty payment. Notably, the crypto mining company intends to pay an additional $0.35 per share in ETH to certain shareholders.  According to the announcement, this one-time payment of $0.35 in ETH will be distributed to shareholders who transfer and hold their shares directly with BTCS’ transfer agent.   This offer is only available to shareholders who hold their BTCS shares with the transfer agent from the record date of September 26, 2025, to January 26, 2026. Only shareholders of BTCS Common Stock are eligible for the loyalty payment. However, an announcement on the company’s website specified that employees and directors at BTCS are excluded from the offer.  Reason Behind ETH Dividends  With the additional loyalty Ethereum payment, BTCS is offering a total of $0.40 per share in ETH to eligible investors. The rationale behind the loyalty payment is to reward long-term BTCS investors with Ethereum payouts. Notably, BTCS expects its latest offering to deter long-term investors from lending their shares to short-term sellers.  Thanks to the latest offering, BTCS claims it is currently the first publicly traded company globally to reward shareholders in Ethereum. BTCS touts itself as the first crypto-related company to debut on the American stock exchange since December 2010.  Expectedly, its stock price reacted positively to the news, soaring to a daily high of $4.67. However, it had lost some of its gains in the hours leading up to press time, dropping to $4.5.  It is worth noting that BTCS is a major Ethereum proponent and has adopted the second-biggest cryptocurrency as a treasury asset. In May, it announced an ETH purchase of roughly $60 million.