Sequans Communications (NYSE: SQNS), the Paris-based mobile IoT semiconductor firm, has accomplished the total redemption of its remaining convertible debt, funded by the sale of a portion of its Bitcoin holdings — bringing a short-lived and expensive digital asset treasury experiment to an in depth.
The corporate now holds roughly 658 BTC, described as “totally unencumbered,” following the retirement of all convertible notes issued in July 2025. Sequans mentioned it plans to monetize the remaining Bitcoin over time, although it didn’t specify a timeline or technique.
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The retreat caps a method that started in June 2025, when Sequans introduced plans to boost $385 million via debt and fairness to begin a Bitcoin treasury.
By late July, CEO Georges Karam described Bitcoin as a “long-term retailer of worth for our shareholders,” with a goal of accumulating 3,000 BTC inside weeks. The corporate crossed that threshold by month’s finish.
The unwind started in November 2025 after Bitcoin fell from an all-time excessive above $126,000 to roughly $80,000. Sequans bought 970 BTC that month, adopted by 125 BTC in February 2026, and one other 1,025 BTC through the first quarter — lowering holdings to 1,114 BTC as of April 30. Thursday’s announcement confirmed an extra discount to 658 BTC, reflecting whole gross sales of greater than 80% of peak holdings.
Buyers who purchased shares on the peak of Bitcoin enthusiasm final July are sitting on losses of greater than 90%. SQNS shares rose 10% on Thursday following the announcement.
With the debt retired, Sequans transitions to what it calls a “close to debt-free steadiness sheet,” giving the corporate better monetary flexibility heading into the second half of 2026. The transfer eliminates collateral obligations tied to Bitcoin’s value volatility, a threat that administration had flagged in prior filings.
“We have now strengthened our steadiness sheet, simplified our capital construction, and at the moment are totally centered on scaling our IoT semiconductor enterprise,” Karam mentioned in Thursday’s assertion.
Sequans’ renewed focus facilities on its 4G LTE-M and Cat-1bis chipsets, which serve markets together with good metering, asset monitoring, telematics, safety, and industrial IoT. The corporate can also be advancing its 5G eRedCap platform — a next-generation mobile IoT normal — as a long-term development driver.
Karam framed Thursday’s announcement as the beginning of a centered operational section. “Execute on our rising 4G and RF transceiver product portfolio, speed up our path to profitability, and advance our 5G roadmap,” he mentioned.
