The Czech National Bank is ramping up its exposure to digital assets and AI, revealing significant positions in Coinbase and Palantir in its latest US equity filing.

According to a Q2 Form 13F submitted to the SEC, the central bank acquired 51,732 shares of Coinbase, valued at over US$18M (AU$27.3M), and added 49,135 shares of Palantir Technologies, bringing its total Palantir holdings to 519,950 shares by the end of June.

The move signals a calculated pivot by the traditionally conservative institution toward high-growth sectors at the intersection of finance, data, and emerging tech.

Palantir’s performance has been impossible to ignore. The data analytics firm surged over 118% in the first half of 2025, handily outpacing the S&P 500’s modest 5.5% rise, mostly fuelled by bullish earnings and a frenzy around AI infrastructure.

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Source: Google Finance

Coinbase Continues to Dominate

Meanwhile, Coinbase has expanded its crypto empire with a string of acquisitions, including a US$2.9B deal for crypto options exchange Deribit in May and a recent buyout of token management platform Liquifi. This is the first crypto company to make its way into the S&P 500, with its shares surging over 25% thereafter.

Despite a 10% drop in Q1 revenue year-over-year, Coinbase still beat earnings expectations with US$1.94 (AU$2.95) earnings per share. The quarterly loss included a US$596M (AU$905M) unrealised hit from its crypto holdings.

All in all, the COIN price is up 55% year-to-date and has surged another 10% in the last seven days. Over the past month, shares have jumped nearly 60%.

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Filed under: Bitcoin - @ July 14, 2025 4:16 am