BTCS Becomes First Public Company to Pay Ethereum Dividends

Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company BTCS has unveiled a historic dividend program that will enable it to reward shareholders in Ethereum.  BTCS unveiled the initiative today, revealing plans to pay shareholders a one-time dividend (Bividend) of $0.05 per share in ETH.  The so-called Bividend will be issued to shareholders who hold BTCS stock as of September 26, 2025, designated as the record date for this offering.  The ETH reward will be based on the USD/ETH exchange rate on the record date. To receive dividends in ETH, shareholders are required to select this option and complete a formal verification process. Meanwhile, shareholders who don’t opt in will receive a $0.05 cash dividend. The procedure of getting ETH payouts requires shareholders to input their names, e-mail, phone number, and Ethereum wallet address in the 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.