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According to Decrypt, the latest records from the UK Electoral Commission show that BitMEX co-founder Ben Delo donated £4 million (approximately $5.4 million) to the Reform Party of the UK twice in April this year, bringing his total donations to the party this year to £8 million (approximately $10.8 million), second only to Tether equity investor Christopher Harborne (who has donated a total of £15 million, approximately $20.25 million).These two donations accounted for 75% of the party's total donations for the corresponding quarter and were also the largest two single donations received by any political party in the UK during that quarter. The UK has prohibited political donations in the form of cryptocurrency since March, so all donations were made in cash.It is reported that BitMEX co-founder Ben Delo revealed in April that he had donated $5.4 million (approximately £4 million) to the Reform Party of the UK led by Nigel Farage, with the donations occurring before the new regulation setting a £100,000 cap on donations from overseas expatriates was introduced.

a16z Charts compiled recent data indicating that since January 2025, tech recruitment has shown a clear preference for years of experience, while the requirements for the number of skills have decreased, with a change of about 5% to 10%.The charts show that companies are lowering the weight of skill lists when screening positions, and are instead placing more emphasis on candidates' accumulated experience. This change is related to the skill gaps brought about by AI, which is rewriting the safety and employment landscape.

According to The Block, multiple cryptocurrency companies are actively lobbying the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to expedite the ETF review process and allow the submission of confidential draft documents. Among them, Grayscale has explicitly requested that SEC staff commit to a response within 45 days.However, Jane Street and Charles Schwab have expressed reservations about this, voicing concerns over the rushed push for listings and the submission mechanism for confidential documents.

Echo Base is an institution focused on stabilizing digital asset companies, assisting in the formation of the BitMart Creditors' Committee, representing users holding frozen assets, and hiring legal advisors to evaluate recovery plans, including applying for bankruptcy proceedings without financial support. Echo Base had proposed a funding plan of up to $10 million to support BitMart in submitting a pre-negotiated bankruptcy application, but received no response from BitMart.Echo Base stated that the relevant actions stem from BitMart's failure to respond to the restructuring proposal and user withdrawal requests. Sonn Law Group has initiated an investigation for users with frozen assets of $500,000 or more at BitMart, assessing potential claims and asset recovery plans. Echo Base CEO Roshan Dharia stated that BitMart's employee plan can only sustain operations until January 2027, and the longer the delay, the fewer viable options there will be.

According to BBX data, yesterday global listed companies disclosed the latest developments in digital asset treasury allocation, financial performance, and compliance infrastructure expansion. The core information is as follows:BitMine purchased 51,000 ETH, valued at approximately $126 million: The latest transaction records show that the listed mining company BitMine made a significant purchase of 51,000 Ethereum (ETH) on September 2 through cryptocurrency broker FalconX and digital asset custodian BitGo. Based on the price at the time of the transaction, the total value of this purchase is approximately $126 million.Japanese listed company Eole increased its holdings by 8,709 HYPE: Japanese listed company Eole disclosed its latest treasury movements. Between July 30 and August 31, the company increased its holdings in the secondary market by approximately 8,709.57 HYPE, investing about $730,000. After this increase, its total holdings of HYPE have risen to approximately 9,787.82.OSL Group's total revenue exceeded HKD 55.8 billion in the first half of the year, with payment business dominating: The stablecoin payment and trading platform OSL Group (00863.HK) announced its interim results for the six months ending June 30. The financial report shows that the company's total revenue in the first half reached HKD 55.813 billion (a year-on-year increase of 65.8%). Among them, stablecoin and digital asset payment businesses have become the absolute core, contributing revenue as high as HKD 49.083 billion, accounting for 88% of total revenue.Coincheck Group partners with DFNS to enter the Japanese institutional custody market: Dutch-listed digital asset service provider Coincheck Group announced a strategic partnership with institutional financial infrastructure provider DFNS. The two parties will focus on in-depth cooperation around digital asset wallet technology and custody services in Japan. DFNS's underlying technology will be deployed to its Japanese subsidiary Coincheck, Inc., aiming to provide safe and reliable institutional-level digital asset custody and trading execution services while meeting local stringent regulatory requirements.

According to Cointelegraph, Bitmine today purchased 51,000 ETH from FalconX and BitGo, worth $126 million.

According to BBX data, last week, publicly listed companies in the U.S. disclosed their latest real accounts regarding digital asset treasury allocation and leverage increases, with the core dynamics as follows:Strategy (NASDAQ: $MSTR) invested $369.7 million to increase its holdings by 4,603 BTC: According to the latest 8-K filing submitted by Strategy, the company purchased 4,603 bitcoins between August 24 and 30, 2026, at an average price of approximately $80,318. The funds for this purchase came from its stock ATM program (during the same period, 4.5314 million shares of MSTR common stock were sold, raising approximately $602.8 million). Of the raised funds, $151.8 million was used to repurchase 1.5572 million shares of STRC preferred stock, and $50.7 million was used for dividend payments. As of August 30, Strategy's cumulative holdings reached 845,050 BTC (total cost approximately $63.73 billion, average price approximately $75,412).Strive increased its holdings by 1,800 bitcoins, with total holdings surpassing 23,000: According to the 8-K filing submitted by Strive to the SEC, the company purchased 1,800 bitcoins between August 24 and 28 at an average price of approximately $79,431. As of August 28, Strive's total bitcoin holdings increased to 23,156 BTC. In addition, its balance sheet also holds 505,000 shares of Strategy STRC preferred stock (fair value approximately $49.15 million) and about $183.5 million in cash.BitMine has increased its holdings for 65 consecutive weeks, with Ethereum holdings soaring to 5.9 million: Nasdaq-listed company BitMine disclosed that it increased its holdings by another 53,501 Ethereum last week, achieving a remarkable 65 consecutive weeks of increases. As of August 30, its total Ethereum holdings reached 5,901,112 ETH (approximately 4.9% of the total supply on the network). Currently, the total value of the company's crypto assets and various investments is as high as $15.6 billion, with the number of staked Ethereum remaining at 5,067,309 (accounting for 86% of total holdings), corresponding to a value of approximately $12.7 billion, and the current annualized staking yield is approximately $335 million.

Bitcoin mining company BitMine Immersion Technologies stated in its latest staking disclosure that as of August 30, it has staked 5,067,309 ETH, valued at approximately $12.7 billion based on a price of $2,511. The company's disclosed staking balance remained unchanged from August 9 to 30, while it added 53,501 ETH in the latest week, bringing its total holdings to 5,901,112 ETH.BitMine indicated that its Ethereum vault accounts for about 4.9% of the total Ethereum supply of 120.7 million coins, and the company had previously set a target to acquire 5% of the total Ethereum supply. The company has set the annualized yield for its staking operations over the past seven days at 2.63%, stating that the annualized staking income corresponding to the current holdings is approximately $335 million; if the entire ETH balance is staked through its self-built network and staking partners at the same yield, the annualized staking rewards could reach $390 million.BitMine officially launched its self-built "Made in America Validator Network" (MAVAN) in April this year. In its April disclosure, the company mentioned that some staked ETH had already been deployed on MAVAN, but did not specify the exact amount. BitMine's staking holdings were 4,879,157 ETH at the beginning of July, surpassed 5 million on August 9, and have remained stable in the subsequent four weekly disclosures. The company's chairman, Tom Lee, has stated that BitMine's staked ETH amount exceeds that of any other entity.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, last week two major crypto treasury companies completed a new round of accumulation operations:Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) sold 600 million dollars worth of stock last week and purchased 4,603 BTC (approximately 370 million dollars) at an average price of about 80,318 dollars. They currently hold a total of 845,050 BTC, with an average cost of 75,412 dollars, and a current unrealized profit of about 2.542 billion dollars (+4%).Bitmine purchased 53,501 ETH (approximately 132 million dollars) last week at an average price of about 2,464 dollars. They currently hold a total of 5,901,112 ETH, with an average cost of 3,351 dollars, and a current unrealized loss of about 5.293 billion dollars (-26.7%).

According to PR Newswire, Ethereum treasury company BitMine increased its holdings by 53,501 Ethereum last week, marking 65 consecutive weeks of weekly increases. As of August 30, 2026, its total Ethereum holdings reached 5,901,112 coins, accounting for approximately 4.9% of the total Ethereum supply.Currently, the total value of the cryptocurrencies, cash, and other investment assets held by BitMine is approximately $15.6 billion, which includes $541 million in cash and securities, 211 Bitcoin, $180 million in equity assets from Beast Industries, and a $81 million investment in Eightco Holdings (ORBS).In addition, the amount of Ethereum it has staked remains at 5,067,309 coins (86% of total holdings), valued at approximately $12.7 billion, with a current annualized staking yield of about $335 million.

According to the public account of Power Heart, Bitmain released two new water-cooled mining machines at the World Digital Mining Summit (WDMS) in Hong Kong: the flagship model S23 XP Hyd has a computing power of 600 TH/s, an energy consumption ratio of 8.9 J/T, a total power consumption of 5,340W, and a futures price of $25.5/T (total machine $15,300), expected to be delivered from November 2026 to January 2027.The 2U rack-mounted water-cooled mining machine S23e U2H, adapted for standard IDC cabinet modifications, has a computing power of 865 TH/s, an energy consumption ratio of 10 J/T, a promotional price of $11/T, and a total machine price of $9,515.

As of July 26, NVIDIA's total future commitments for the fiscal year increased to $279 billion, primarily related to the procurement of storage chips.

According to Chao Xiang Research, a Morgan Stanley report points out that the total off-balance-sheet commitments disclosed by hyperscale vendors, Nvidia, and Broadcom have exceeded $3.1 trillion. Among them, lease commitments amount to $1.1 trillion, procurement commitments to $1.7 trillion, and the total on-balance-sheet debt and lease liabilities of hyperscale vendors is $770 billion.Amazon and Google's free cash flow turned negative in the second quarter of 2026, and Meta is expected to follow suit next quarter. Financing tools are restructuring the capital structure of AI computing power from six aspects: off-balance-sheet lease and procurement commitments constitute the first layer of financing, the proportion of debt issuance rises from 2% in 2025 to 19% in 2026, Google frees up $110 billion by cutting buybacks and issuing equity, Oracle's customer prepayments in the second quarter amount to $4.6 billion, and Broadcom and Nvidia launched a chip leasing SPV to support unrated AI labs.Morgan Stanley believes that as the financing structure itself becomes a core variable of the AI supply chain, the importance of tracking off-balance-sheet commitments and changes in accounting judgments is approaching that of tracking chip shipments themselves.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa), the newly created address 0xAef...Dc00B has accumulated 20,000 ETH in the past 50 minutes, worth 48.89 million USD, which may be associated with BitMine.Currently, BitMine holds a total of 5,847,611 ETH, approximately 1.44 billion USD (not including this suspected operation), with a cost of about 3,359 USD, resulting in an unrealized loss of 5.27 billion USD.

According to BBX data, yesterday and in recent days, globally listed companies in the U.S. stock market disclosed their latest official ledgers regarding digital asset treasury allocation, computing power network expansion, and business transformation. The core updates are as follows:Strive (NASDAQ: $ASST) invested in an additional 1,110 BTC, total holdings surpassed 21,000: According to the 8-K filing submitted by Strive to the U.S. SEC, the company purchased 1,110 bitcoins at an average price of approximately $73,409 between August 17 and 21, 2026, significantly increasing its purchase scale compared to previous weeks. As of August 21, Strive held a total of 21,356 BTC, along with 505,000 shares of Strategy STRC preferred stock (fair value approximately $48.57 million) and about $171.9 million in cash.BitMine made a massive purchase of 32,000 ETH last week, with annualized staking yields reaching $330 million: Nasdaq-listed mining company Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: $BMNR) disclosed a significant increase in its holdings of 32,447 Ethereum last week. As of August 23, 2026, its total ETH holdings reached 5,847,611 (approximately 4.8% of the total supply on the network). The total value of the company's held crypto assets, cash, and equity is approximately $14.9 billion. Currently, the staked Ethereum remains at 5,067,309 (87% of total holdings), valued at approximately $12.4 billion, with current annualized staking yields of about $330 million.Aethir launched an AI computing power acceleration plan, introducing an ATH token burn mechanism: The decentralized computing power network Aethir announced the launch of the ACCELERATE plan to accelerate the deployment of AI data center GPU computing power in Europe and the U.S. The plan has locked in 10 sites (total capacity of 20 megawatts), expected to generate up to $700 million in contracts by the end of 2026, with a total contract value expected to reach $2 billion. At the same time, Aethir will update the token economics for IDC computing power providers, introducing a burn mechanism and variable platform fee rates, allowing ATH token holders to benefit from the growth of on-chain revenue.CleanCore liquidated 460 million Dogecoin, raising $100 million for AI infrastructure transformation: Cleaning products company CleanCore announced it raised approximately $100 million through a stock issuance and sold all of the approximately 463 million Dogecoin (DOGE) previously held on its balance sheet (returning about $33.4 million in cash). The funds will be used to support its comprehensive transformation into AI infrastructure business in Minnesota.

Bankless cites Fundstrat's view that its ten-year vision for BitMNR is to bet on Ethereum becoming the dominant chain for tokenization and AI. Fundstrat states that it has bet on Ethereum becoming the place where a large number of related activities occur, and believes its legacy lies in helping Ethereum maintain its status as the most important public chain in the future.When discussing ETH performance, Fundstrat argues that it is a very reasonable point that ETH could flip Bitcoin's native narrative; if ETH reaches $50,000, $100,000, or $200,000, the returns for shareholders will be extremely substantial.

According to PRNewswire, BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) disclosed that as of August 23, it holds 5,847,611 ETH, which accounts for approximately 4.8% of the total ETH supply at the price of $2,440 at that time. The company purchased an additional 32,447 ETH in the past week and stated that it has been continuously buying ETH every week since launching its ETH treasury strategy in June 2025.BitMine currently has a total value of approximately $14.9 billion in cryptocurrency assets, cash, and securities, which includes 210 BTC, as well as $308 million in cash and securities. The company has already staked 5,067,309 ETH, accounting for about 87% of its ETH holdings, with an expected current annual staking income of approximately $330 million.

According to the latest Bitmine holding data, the treasury company holds a total of 5,815,164 ETH, with an average cost price of 3,366 USD. If calculated at the current ETH price of 2,436 USD, the total holding's unrealized loss has narrowed to 5.408 billion USD, having previously exceeded 10 billion USD at one point.

BitMart officially released a long announcement on platform X, with the main content as follows: "This announcement aims to inform everyone of the latest developments following the announcement on July 26, 2026. We thank users for their patience during this period.After further discussions with users, stakeholders, and professional advisors, BitMart is formulating a potential restructuring plan as an alternative to a comprehensive liquidation. This plan may include a phased and orderly resumption of some business operations while distributing assets to creditors. The relevant arrangements still require further legal, financial, operational, and compliance assessments. To advance the relevant processes, BitMart has appointed Weikai Law Firm as its restructuring legal advisor. Weikai will work with BitMart's other professional advisors to evaluate feasible plans and assist in formulating a potential restructuring plan, which includes a framework for phased resumption of operations.Currently, we are working with the advisory team to develop a roadmap, aiming to release the next update no later than September 9, 2026.Once the relevant information is confirmed, we will continue to update the community. During the advancement of the above work, we kindly ask everyone to remain patient and understanding. Once the business recovery plan is formally drafted, we plan to solicit feedback from community users. Please continue to pay attention to our official website, official mobile app, and official social media channels for subsequent announcements. As always, please be vigilant against various scam messages and only trust content released through BitMart's official channels. Thank you for your trust and support."

BitMine Chairman Tom Lee published a post listing 17 large-cap stocks (with a market capitalization of over $2 billion) that have a high correlation with cryptocurrencies, for stock investors seeking crypto exposure.Among them, BMNR has the highest correlation with ETH at 80%, followed by COIN (74%); MSTR has the highest correlation with BTC at 78%, followed by COIN (74%).Tom Lee stated that he expects ETH to outperform BTC in this cycle, driven by tokenization and AI applications, believing that this logic is far more important than the factors that have historically driven ETH's outperformance in cycles.