Bitcoin Wallet Firm Exodus Expands Payments Push, Sells $87 Million in BTC
Publicly traded Bitcoin wallet firm Exodus (EXOD) is moving beyond that initial category to focus on the full crypto payments stack.
By Logan HitchcockEdited by Andrew HaywardMay 12, 2026May 12, 20263 min read
In brief
- Exodus (EXOD) is expanding into the full payments stack with its Exodus Pay platform and new stablecoin.
- The firm completed two acquisitions and became debt-free in Q1 thanks to a major reduction in its Bitcoin holdings.
- Shares finished Tuesday down 9.6%, closing at $6.97.
Publicly traded wallet company Exodus (EXOD) is moving beyond the wallet category, expanding its focus and also becoming a payments company, the firm announced as part of its Q1 earnings report.
The firm’s transition leans on its recently closed acquisitions of financial services firms Monavate and Baanx, and its Exodus Pay platform—a feature that allows users to spend crypto directly from their wallets, now live across the U.S. and Europe.
“Exodus has always been about simplicity and control; that vision hasn’t changed since 2015,” the firm’s CEO JP Richardson told Decrypt. “We are expanding what we’re offering, we are not pivoting. Giving our customers the ability to send and spend digital dollars without handing over their keys is the natural extension of what we've been building from day one.”
To further fuel its transition, the firm also launched XO Cash, a dollar-backed stablecoin it claims is the first built for AI agents.
As its strategic pathway shifted, so too did its balance sheet. The firm, which closed 2025 with more than $156 million worth of digital assets, ended Q1 with just $48 million worth while bolstering its cash and cash equivalents balance to nearly $73 million, up from less than $5 million at the year end.
That shift was led by a major reduction in Bitcoin holdings, which fell from 1,704 BTC to 628 BTC—a move which brings its Bitcoin value to around $50 million. The firm also shed a small amount of Ethereum, dropping 37 ETH or around $87,000 worth.
“We hold a significant amount of Bitcoin and will continue to,” Richardson said of the firm’s holdings. “Most of the treasury adjustments you saw in Q1 reflect paying down a Bitcoin-backed loan to Galaxy and other acquisition-related costs. We're debt-free as a result. Our long-term conviction in Bitcoin hasn't changed.”
The firm added to its Solana stash during the period, increasing its holdings from 12,473 SOL to 17,541 SOL worth $1.65 million as Solana trades around $93.91 on Tuesday.
Shares in the firm finished the trading day down 9.6% on Tuesday, changing hands at $6.97. While they have jumped nearly 9% in the last month of trading, EXOD is down nearly 53% year-to-date.
“The economics here make sense for our shareholders,” Richardson said of the firm’s expansion to a full-stack payments business. “Wallet-category revenue moves with crypto markets, because until recently, our customers have only been able to trade and manage their digital assets in Exodus. Spending is a different behavior and a different business.”
As its focus broadens, Richardson said Exodus may monitor data like transaction volume and the quarterly split between payments and trading revenues, among other stats, as it evaluates the business.
