Crypto Treasury Company K Wave Receives Nasdaq Market Cap Compliance Warning

BlockBeats News, January 24th, the publicly traded crypto treasury company aiming to become the "Korean version of Metaplanet," received a written notice from Nasdaq on January 22nd, 2026, stating that it did not meet Nasdaq Global Market's minimum market value of listed securities (MVLS) requirement for continued listing.

According to Nasdaq rules, K Wave Media will have a 180-day cure period. If the company's market value of listed securities is not less than $50 million for 10 consecutive trading days during this period, it can regain compliance, and the matter will be closed.

The company stated that this notice will not have an immediate impact on the listing or trading of its common stock.

BlockBeats previously reported that on June 4th, 2025, K Wave Media Inc. (Nasdaq: KWM) announced a securities purchase agreement with Bitcoin Strategic Reserve KWM LLC, where the company will issue up to $500 million in common stock through this arrangement. The proceeds from this financing will be used to support the company's Bitcoin-centric digital asset reserve strategy, operational funds, M&A activities, and further expansion into content production and K-POP-related businesses.