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On August 23, the financial disclosure released by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics showed that Trump conducted over 1,000 securities transactions in June, with a total transaction amount ranging from $78.1 million to $263.1 million. Among them, cryptocurrency-related transactions involved Coinbase, Strategy, and Robinhood. Overall, the scale of cryptocurrency-related stock trading was relatively limited, accounting for a low proportion of his total securities transactions in June.Specifically, regarding Coinbase, Trump sold stocks worth $15,001 to $50,000, $100,001 to $250,000, and $1,001 to $15,000 on June 12, 18, and 23, respectively, and purchased stocks worth $50,001 to $100,000 on June 24; regarding Strategy, he sold stocks worth $1,001 to $15,000 and $15,001 to $50,000 on June 23 and 24, respectively; regarding Robinhood, he purchased stocks worth $1,001 to $15,000 on June 3.

The financial disclosures released by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics on Saturday show that Trump conducted over 1,000 securities transactions in June, with a total transaction amount ranging from $78.1 million to $263.1 million. Among them, crypto-related transactions involved Coinbase, Strategy, and Robinhood. Overall, the amount of crypto-related stock transactions was relatively limited, accounting for a low proportion of his total securities transactions in June.Coinbase: Sold Coinbase stocks worth $15,001 to $50,000, $100,001 to $250,000, and $1,001 to $15,000 on June 12, 18, and 23, respectively, and bought Coinbase stocks worth $50,001 to $100,000 on June 24;Strategy: Sold Strategy stocks worth $1,001 to $15,000 and $15,001 to $50,000 on June 23 and 24, respectively;Robinhood: Bought Robinhood stocks worth $1,001 to $15,000 on June 3.

Strategy currently holds 840,447 bitcoins, with a total cost of 6.336 billion USD and an average holding price of 75,385 USD.If calculated at the current bitcoin price of 77,430 USD, the Strategy's bitcoin holdings have now realized an unrealized profit of 1.7187 billion USD.

Strategy holds 840,400 BTC, with an average holding cost of 75,385 USD. Bitcoin briefly touched 76,903.2 USD today, with an unrealized profit of approximately 1.276 billion USD.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, if Bitcoin rises by about $800, Strategy will break even, with a holding cost of approximately $75,385. Currently, its unrealized loss has narrowed from $9.904 billion a few days ago to $685 million, recovering about $9.219 billion.BitMine's ETH holding unrealized loss has also narrowed from $8.513 billion to $5.879 billion, recovering about $2.634 billion.

According to monitoring by BitcoinTreasuries.NET, Gulf International Bank, which is controlled by the Saudi Arabian government, disclosed that it holds 19,842 shares (worth $2.27 million) of the Bitcoin treasury company Strategy (stock ticker: MSTR).

Strive Vice President Joe Burnett posted on platform X, stating that the Strategy's BTC holdings per share data is as follows: In 2020, it was 0.000566 BTC; in 2021, it was 0.000834 BTC, an increase of 47.3%; in 2022, it was 0.000849 BTC, an increase of 1.8%; in 2023, it was 0.000911 BTC, an increase of 7.3%; in 2024, it was 0.001588 BTC, an increase of 74.3%; in 2025, it was 0.00195 BTC, an increase of 22.8%; and from 2026 to now, it has been 0.001967 BTC, an increase of 0.9%.

According to CryptoQuant monitoring, Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) has increased its dollar reserves to $4.8 billion, which is enough to cover approximately 33 months of preferred stock dividends and debt interest expenses.This week's related operations show that the company raised $333.7 million through MSTR, added $149.1 million to its reserves, and used $132.2 million to repay $138.9 million of STRC debt. During this period, there were zero Bitcoin purchases and zero sales, and the dollar duration was extended by 41 days.

Ant Group's three independent sectors, Ant International, OceanBase, and Ant Technology, have recently launched intensive external financing. Among them, Ant International completed approximately $1.2 billion in Series A financing in July, OceanBase is seeking about 2 to 3 billion yuan in Series A financing, and Ant Technology is preparing for Pre-IPO financing. All three companies will operate independently starting in March 2024. Sources close to Ant indicate that this round of financing is more of a phased test of the effectiveness of the three companies' independent operations, and they have not yet entered the preparation stage for an IPO.OceanBase's annual revenue has exceeded 1.4 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of about 70%; Ant Technology's revenue is expected to be around 5 billion yuan in 2025, with a target of about 8 billion yuan in 2026. Ant International's revenue is projected to be around $3.75 billion in 2025. Since 2023, Ant Group has invested nearly 80 billion yuan in technology, shifting its strategic focus from fintech to AI and data elements, with its financial business humorously referred to internally as the department that "earns living expenses" for the AI business.Currently, Ant's overall valuation is approximately 592 billion yuan, a reduction of more than 70% from 2.1 trillion yuan on the eve of its IPO in 2020. The market believes that a spin-off listing is a more realistic path than an overall listing for the group, but each sector still needs to prove its independent customer acquisition capabilities to open the doors to the capital market.

Strategy stated that 12 of the company's top 15 institutional shareholders increased their holdings in the second quarter of 2026, with a total increase of $1.2 billion.

According to btctreasuries, Canada's largest bank, the Royal Bank of Canada, recently increased its holdings in the Bitcoin treasury company Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy, $MSTR) by 46,001 shares, valued at approximately $4.45 million. After the increase, the bank holds a total of 385,002 shares of Strategy, with a total value of about $37.2 million, representing a 13.5% increase in its shareholding ratio.Strategy is known for its corporate treasury strategy of holding large amounts of Bitcoin, and its stock price performance often correlates with Bitcoin prices. As a leading financial institution in Canada by asset size, the disclosed increase in holdings has drawn market attention to traditional banks' attitudes toward allocating Bitcoin-related assets.

Bitcoin Treasury Company Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) stated on platform X that its $STRC semi-monthly dividend of $0.50 per share has been paid today. The next semi-monthly dividend payment date for $STRC is August 31.Strategy is known for its large-scale holdings of Bitcoin and financing through the issuance of various preferred stocks and convertible securities. $STRC is one of its related preferred stock products, distributing fixed dividends to shareholders on a semi-monthly basis. The company continues to support its Bitcoin reserve strategy through capital market instruments.

According to SoSoValue data, as of 8:00 AM Eastern Time on August 17, 2026, the total net purchase of Bitcoin by global listed companies (excluding mining companies) for the week was $5.32 million, a decrease of 90.34% compared to last week.Strategy did not buy or sell Bitcoin last week but spent $132 million to repurchase 1,388,720 shares of STRC preferred stock.The Japanese listed company Metaplanet did not purchase Bitcoin last week, marking five consecutive weeks without buying Bitcoin.In addition, two other companies purchased Bitcoin last week. The French Bitcoin company Capital B announced on August 17 that it bought 5 Bitcoins at a price of $64,395.60, bringing its total holdings to 3,145 Bitcoins; asset management company Strive announced on August 17 that it spent $5 million last week to purchase 79 Bitcoins at a price of $63,231, bringing its total holdings to approximately 20,246 Bitcoins.As of the time of writing, the total amount of Bitcoin held by the global listed companies (excluding mining companies) in the statistics is 1,139,641 Bitcoins, an increase of 0.007% compared to last week, with a current market value of approximately $72.42 billion, accounting for 5.7% of the circulating market value of Bitcoin.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, Bitcoin treasury company Strategy (MSTR) currently holds 840,447 BTC ($53.452 billion), with an average cost of $75,385, resulting in an unrealized loss of $9.904 billion (-15.6%).Ethereum treasury company Bitmine (BMNR) purchased 9,926 ETH (approximately $18.77 million) last week at a price of about $1,891. They now hold a total of 5,815,164 ETH ($11.06 billion), with an average cost of $3,366, resulting in an unrealized loss of $8.513 billion (-43.5%).

According to the 8-K document submitted by Strategy to the U.S. SEC, the company did not purchase Bitcoin from August 10 to 16, 2026, maintaining a position of 840,447 coins, with a total holding cost of approximately $6.336 billion and an average cost of about $75,385.During the same period, the company sold MSTR common stock through its ATM program, raising approximately $333.7 million in net proceeds, part of which was used to replenish dollar reserves, repurchase STRC preferred stock, and pay STRC dividends. As of August 16, the company's dollar reserve balance was $4.8 billion, a decrease of about $200 million from the previous week.

Strategy CEO Phong Le shared his experience in a bear market, stating that he once believed everyone would view Bitcoin as an asset that increases by 30% annually and is completely liquid, thinking that holding as much Bitcoin as possible to support digital credit products was more important than holding dollars. However, the market shows that, apart from Bitcoin and DeFi participants, institutions will invest short-term funds for 6 months, as they value cash more, which is an important lesson.Currently, the company has 2.7 years of dividend coverage and $4.75 billion in cash. Phong Le indicated that he might prefer to hold Bitcoin, but making Stretch operate is essential for MSTR and Bitcoin to function. Some people only want dividend coverage, and the substantial cash indicates that the company is listening to these voices.

Strategy founder Michael Saylor stated that Bitcoin has fallen 47% over the past year, while Strategy's digital credit tools have performed between a decline of 27% to an increase of 9% during the same period, with STRC increasing by 9%.Saylor mentioned that financial engineering can transform the highly volatile "digital capital" into financial instruments designed to provide returns, enhance stability, and reduce downside risk.

According to Decrypt, the Irish government has released its first national anti-money laundering (AML) strategy, which plans to strengthen the review of digital asset transfers involving self-hosted wallets and increase due diligence requirements for crypto companies when cooperating with overseas institutions.According to the announcement from the Irish Department of Finance, this strategy implements the remaining requirements of the EU's Transfer of Funds Regulation, which will require crypto asset service providers (CASP) to perform "enhanced checks" on transfers involving private wallets, while implementing stricter customer due diligence when conducting business with overseas crypto companies.The related measures are based on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Travel Rule, which requires the inclusion of sender and receiver information in digital asset transactions to enhance the transparency of fund flows. Ireland stated that the new regulations will be advanced in parallel with the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA).MiCA establishes a unified regulatory framework for crypto asset service providers, while Ireland previously granted a 12-month transition period for its domestic crypto companies, which is shorter than the maximum 18 months allowed by the EU. The transition period is set to end at the end of December 2025, so the new requirements will directly apply to companies that have obtained formal authorization.

According to The Block, K33 research director Vetle Lunde stated that by the end of the first half of 2026, the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund's indirect Bitcoin exposure through holdings in companies such as Strategy, Metaplanet, MARA, Coinbase, Block, and Tesla has risen to 11,549 BTC, a record high valued at approximately $725 million. This exposure grew by 21.2% in the first half of the year and by 60.5% over the past year, marking the sixth consecutive reporting period of increase.Among these, Strategy accounts for nearly 86% of the fund's indirect Bitcoin exposure, corresponding to approximately 9,914 BTC. As of June 30, the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund held about 1.17% of Strategy's shares, valued at $357.3 million at that time. Metaplanet corresponds to 671 BTC, MARA corresponds to 421 BTC, and Coinbase, Block, and Tesla correspond to 183 BTC, 120 BTC, and 97 BTC, respectively.K33 pointed out that this exposure is likely not the result of the fund actively allocating to Bitcoin, but rather an indirect effect of its broadly diversified investment portfolio. Currently, the related Bitcoin exposure accounts for about 0.03% of the fund's total assets.In addition, the fund has also gained indirect ETH exposure through the Ethereum treasury company BitMine for the first time. As of June 30, it held 6.15 million shares of BitMine, valued at $88.3 million, accounting for about 1.16% of the company's shares; based on BitMine's current ETH holdings, this corresponds to an indirect exposure of approximately 67,340 ETH.