Revenue surges 80% but it’s still losing money—what’s going on?
Bitgo turned in an assignment: in Q2, revenue hit $4.33 billion, up 79.6% year over year. It certainly looks strong.
But most of that money is pass-through flow from digital-asset sales. The cost alone eats up $4.29 billion. The gross margin for this segment is left at just $7.1 million.
In the end, net loss came in at $19 million. In the same period last year, the company actually made a profit of $38.3 million. Go in and out—there’s a gap of nearly $57 million.
The real highlight is tucked away in the corner. Stablecoin service revenue grew 148% year over year to $38.8 million. Assets under custody on the platform rose to $65.2 billion. The number of customers increased to 5,833, up 26%.
Staked assets also climbed to $11.9 billion. Institutional customers have been adding positions with real money.
The company says it’s “saving money,” claiming it can cut $15 million in costs each year—yet it approved a $50 million share buyback and also upgraded the wallets with post-quantum security.
On top of that, it still holds 2,523 of its own bitcoins on the books, worth about $150 million. No corporate debt. Plus $160 million in cash. The balance sheet is solid.
In plain terms, this is a classic financial report from a phase of rapid expansion. Revenue numbers look big because the flow is big—not because they’re earning a lot.
But in institutional custody and stablecoins, what they’re really competing on is scale and trust. They occupy the position first; profitability comes later. This kind of business is judged by what happens three years down the road—not just this quarter.
Do you think financials like this—revenue soaring while still losing money—are “good-looking” or “hard to look at”? Let’s chat in the comments.
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