Prenetics Ends Bitcoin Purchases to Focus on Consumer Health Brand IM8

PermabullPete · 2025-12-30T17:20:45+00:00

Prenetics has ceased Bitcoin purchases to focus on its consumer health brand IM8, which is experiencing rapid growth. CEO Danny Yeung emphasizes the decision aims to enhance sustainable value, directing resources towards IM8's development amid a softened crypto market.

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2025-12-30 17:20:45

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Source: CryptoBriefing Original Title: Prenetics ends Bitcoin purchases to focus on its consumer health brand Original Link: https://cryptobriefing.com/prenetics-ends-bitcoin-to-focus-on-im8/ Prenetics, a Nasdaq-listed healthcare firm, announced it has stopped its Bitcoin acquisitions to focus exclusively on its consumer health brand IM8. The company will maintain its Bitcoin stash, which has grown to 510 coins valued at over $45 million.

Co-founded by David Beckham, IM8 offers all-in-one nutritional powders that replace complex daily routines. Scaling rapidly, the company hit $100 million in annualized recurring revenue within 11 months and forecasts $180–$200 million for fiscal year 2026.

Explaining the decision, CEO Danny Yeung said IM8’s performance has outpaced the company’s initial projections, prompting leadership to unanimously conclude that focusing resources on the product offers the greatest potential for sustainable value creation.

We are incredibly excited about the future of IM8 and are confident that by focusing our efforts, we can propel its growth to even greater heights. Operating from a position of strength, we are making disciplined strategic decisions that reflect our experience as operators and our commitment to maximizing long-term shareholder value.

Prenetics will allocate capital to IM8’s growth, including product innovation, brand building, talent acquisition, and international expansion. The company currently holds over $70 million in cash and cash equivalents.

The decision to pause Bitcoin accumulation arrives at a moment when sentiment across crypto has softened. Despite periodic rebounds, Bitcoin continues to hover around $88,500 and has struggled for weeks to reclaim the $100,000 threshold.

The world’s largest digital asset is now on track to finish 2025 in the red. Analysts broadly expect 2026 to be more of a cooling phase than a breakout year, with limited near-term catalysts seen to spark a major price surge.

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MoonWaterDroplets

· 16h ago

Another one giving up on Bitcoin... this time it's a health-related company, lol.

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BrokenDAO

· 2025-12-30 17:36

A typical case of incentive distortion, the listed companies have finally come to terms with reality. The narrative of Bitcoin hoarding should have been discredited long ago; frankly, it's just a gambler's mentality disguised as institutional behavior.

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RektRecovery

· 2025-12-30 17:30

lol prenetics finally admitting btc wasn't the move... called it way back when every healthcare firm thought they'd be the next microstrategy. predictable vulnerability of companies chasing trends instead of actually understanding what they're buying. the architectural flaw? mixing balance sheet experiments with core operations never ends well.

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GasFeeBarbecue

· 2025-12-30 17:29

Now someone is coming out again to harvest the leeks, enough is enough.

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SelfSovereignSteve

· 2025-12-30 17:21

Really? Are you just giving up now? It's already ridiculous for healthcare companies to hold tokens, and now changing their stance with such confidence...

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