Crypto Gamble Wipes Out 87% Of Smart Digital Group’s Market Value

Smart Digital Group’s Nasdaq-listed shares collapsed after the company announced plans to build a cryptocurrency asset pool focused on Bitcoin and ￰0￱ selloff wiped out a huge chunk of market value in a single day, with the stock plunging roughly 87% on heavy ￰1￱ Announcement And Missing Details According to the firm’s press release , the plan was first disclosed in a filing that said the asset pool would emphasize “stability and transparency” and concentrate on major coins like Bitcoin and ￰2￱ release also said more specifics — including the pool’s size and allocation — would be provided later, subject to regulatory and market ￰3￱ say that scarcity of concrete numbers left investors with little to judge. $SDM Smart Digital Group Announces Plan To Establish A Diversified Cryptocurrency Asset Pool Smart Digital Group plans to establish a diversified cryptocurrency asset pool, focusing primarily on established digital currencies like Bitcoin and ￰4￱ initiative aims to… — stock setter (@MarcJacksonLA) September 26, 2025 Market Reaction And Price Moves On the day of the announcement, Smart Digital Group’s share price fell from levels near the prior close to intraday lows reported at about $1.63 to $1.88.

The fall represented an 86–88% move in some reports, with many outlets using an 87% figure to sum up the ￰5￱ company had been a hot name earlier this year — one report shows a market cap around $364 million and a run that included a 123% jump over the prior six months — but Friday’s session erased most of that ￰6￱ desk sources and market coverage point to two big drivers: panic selling by retail holders and sharp re-pricing by short ￰7￱ swings were ￰8￱ investors said they had expected clearer rules about how corporate cash or balance-sheet assets would be used, and they did not get ￰9￱ And Analyst Concerns Based on reports, regulators have been watching trades tied to companies that announce crypto-treasury moves, and in this case the SEC and FINRA interest was mentioned in several ￰10￱ and commentators said the lack of disclosure was a red flag, noting that companies that have publicly moved into crypto in the past sometimes saw gains — but only when management spelled out the guardrails and the source of ￰11￱ market watchers cautioned that the fall may include an element of ￰12￱ confidence evaporates fast, prices can move past what fundamentals alone would ￰13￱ observers said the decision to shift part of a corporate balance sheet into volatile assets raises straightforward risks: accounting complexity, custody questions, and regulatory ￰14￱ image from Financial Content, chart from TradingView