VeChain Foundation reports $1.2B crypto treasury… but spent just $4M in Q1

cointelegraph.com:

The VeChain Foundation has released its financial report for Q1 2022 showing that the project amassed an impressive $1.2 billion war chest but only spent about $4.1 million in the quarter.

VeChain (VET) is a blockchain project designed to enhance supply chain management..

The Foundation’s May 10 financial report for Q1 2022 outlines its balance sheet as of March 31 and how it spent funds through the quarter. Although the treasury opened the year with $1.37 billion in assets between stablecoins, Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), and VET, it ended with $1.2 billion. The report states that most of the losses were incurred “due to crypto market fluctuations and other VeChain Foundation outgoings.”

The BTC price has fallen 34% since, ETH has fallen 36%, and VET has fallen 54% since Dec. 31, 2021 when the project marked the beginning of its Q1 tracking through March 31.

In the interest of continued transparency relating to the holdings and expenditures of the #VeChain Foundation, we are happy to share the Q1 2022 Financial Report:https://t.co/eJzc3NmBAx#SmartContracts #Blockchain #Finance #Cryptocurrency #VeChainThor $VET $VTHO

Of the $4.1 million outlaid in the first quarter the Foundation spent $1.8 million on ecosystem business development, which was the highest expense. That includes partnerships, custodians, wallet providers, brokers, community events, and ecosystem project cooperation.

Next was $1.1 million on ecosystem operations such as team costs, office space, utilities, consulting fees, and external services.

While the report states that the treasury will be used to “ensure the long term development of the VeChainThor blockchain,” it is unclear whether the foundation will open the faucet on its treasury for more expenditures on