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MSTR Shareholder Questions Strategy: I Bought $73K MSTR for My Kids. Now It’s Worth $20K
At Strategy's Q2 2026 investor Q&A, livestreamed on Aug. 17, a shareholder said he had invested $73,000 in MSTR for each of his three children, that each investment is now worth only about $20,000, and asked whether the company would consider paying a dividend to common shareholders. CEO Phong Le responded that the company will not pay a common-stock dividend on MSTR, saying it is not the best use of capital. Executive Chairman Michael Saylor said MSTR is essentially an amplified Bitcoin exposure with volatility likely well above Bitcoin itself, and that common-stock investors should have at least a four-year holding horizon — ideally seven to ten years.

According to SoSoValue, spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $189 million in net inflows on August 18 (ET). Hashdex’s DEFI spot Bitcoin ETF has begun liquidation due to factors including assets under management, trading liquidity, and operating costs. It ceased trading on NYSE Arca on August 17 and will subsequently be delisted. Spot Ethereum ETFs recorded $71.468 million in net inflows, led by BlackRock’s ETHA with $64.6814 million in net inflows.

Binance released its 45th Proof of Reserves report, based on an August 1 snapshot. User BTC holdings stood at approximately 657,000 BTC, up 2.55% from the previous snapshot on July 1, an increase of 16,349 BTC. User ETH holdings stood at approximately 3.98 million ETH, down 2.57%, a decrease of 105,154 ETH. User USDT holdings stood at approximately 32.9 billion USDT, down 2.57%, a decrease of about 870 million USDT.

According to Bitcoin Magazine, investigations by Block and Galaxy Research indicate that the FBI may have identified the attackers behind the first wave of the July 2026 Coldcard hardware wallet exploit, in which 1,082.65 BTC worth approximately $11.8 million was stolen. Block’s investigation found that the attackers used an account with a paid blockchain data provider while sweeping funds onchain, and the provider’s internal logs closely matched the hackers’ request patterns. Coldcard was previously found to have a random number generator vulnerability caused by the libngu library introduced in 2021, potentially allowing the private keys generated by a large number of devices to be cracked. Officials are still tracking multiple waves of attacks.

VanEck’s latest report shows that 8 of its 12 tracked Bitcoin market capitulation signals were triggering as of August 12, while all 12 had entered capitulation territory at some point over the past three months. VanEck said Bitcoin’s drawdown from its October 2025 peak has entered its 10th month, suggesting the market may be nearing or already in an accumulation phase; based on historical cycles, a potential turning point could come between September and November.
However, historical backtests show that Bitcoin did not generate significant excess returns in the 3–6 months after similar capitulation signals, outperforming the benchmark only over a one-year horizon, with a limited sample size. Over the past 30 days, BTC held for more than one year fell by about 357,000 BTC to 11.84 million BTC, representing 59.1% of circulating supply; meanwhile, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETPs recorded about $663 million in net inflows, while 30-day realized volatility fell to 27.2%.

BlackRock said in its latest report that Bitcoin fell more than 50% from its October 2025 all-time high, driven mainly by deleveraging, weaker capital flows, and slower buying from digital asset treasuries, rather than a change in its long-term investment case. At the time, open interest in crypto futures exceeded $90 billion, with about 80% coming from perpetual futures outside the CME; subsequent tariff shocks triggered multiple waves of liquidations, pushing Bitcoin below $60,000 in June 2026.
Meanwhile, spot Bitcoin ETPs attracted about $60 billion in cumulative inflows from January 2024 to October 2025, followed by about $5 billion in net outflows, while AI-focused funds saw more than $46 billion in inflows over the same period. Selling by Strategy and other digital asset treasuries and large holders also added to market pressure. BlackRock continues to view a small Bitcoin allocation as a potential portfolio diversification tool and a potential hedge against declining fiat purchasing power.

CZ: Stablecoins could reduce cross-border remittance fees to near zero
On July 31, 2026, Binance founder CZ said in an interview at the ASEAN Tech Summit that stablecoins and blockchain technology could potentially reduce cross-border remittance fees in the Philippines to nearly zero. The Philippines receives around $35 billion in remittances annually, while traditional remittance fees generally range from 5% to 7%, and can reach as high as 10%. He believes reducing fees should be the top priority for stablecoin adoption, while blockchain can also significantly improve transfer speeds and enable more efficient cross-border payments.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed “Regulation Crypto Assets,” a tailored securities offering framework for certain investment contracts involving crypto assets. The proposal would create two exemptions from Securities Act registration: a one-time exemption allowing offerings of up to $5 million over a four-year period, and another allowing offerings of up to $75 million in any 12-month period. Both would require investor disclosures, while the larger exemption would also require financial statements and ongoing reporting.
The proposal would also establish a conditional safe harbor under which a crypto asset could cease to be subject to an investment contract if specified conditions are met, including after an issuer has completed or permanently ceased the essential managerial efforts it had promised to undertake. The SEC will accept public comments for 60 days after publication in the Federal Register.

Japan-listed Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet (TSE: 3350) and Nasdaq-listed Super League Enterprise (Nasdaq: SLE) have entered into a definitive agreement under which Metaplanet, through its U.S. subsidiary, will contribute 2,100 BTC worth about $132.1 million and $2.5 million in cash to Super League in exchange for common stock, preferred stock and warrants, for an initial investment of about $134.6 million. Upon closing, Super League will be renamed Superplanet, Inc., with its ticker expected to change to SUPA. Metaplanet is expected to own approximately 95.7% of Superplanet’s common stock, which will serve as its U.S. Bitcoin treasury platform.

Nasdaq-listed Zcash treasury company Cypherpunk Technologies (CYPH) has launched ZEC mining operations through its subsidiary Cypherpunk Mining, deploying approximately 4.2 GSol/s of Equihash hashrate across the U.S., representing about 18% of the Zcash network. The company said the fleet is currently the largest active mining fleet on Zcash. The mining rigs were funded through a $33.33 million equity transaction with Winklevoss Capital, while mining industry veteran Kevin Zhang was appointed head of mining. Cypherpunk currently holds 323,394 ZEC, or about 1.92% of circulating supply, and plans to use mining and further accumulation to advance its goal of holding 5% of ZEC’s total supply.

Arthur Hayes said he is “coming out of retirement” to lead Flop Labs. Flop Network is designed for the AI agent economy, with its native token FLOP serving as a payment asset for AI agents to access compute and other network services. FLOP will launch with no presale, no VC allocation and a 100% fair-launch model. The project expects a large-scale airdrop in Q4 2026, followed by the genesis block in Q1 2027.

Falcon Finance announced a regulated RWA tokenization pipeline in El Salvador, starting with a tokenized GPU forward financing instrument. NEAR AI will serve as anchor buyer of the GPU compute capacity and technology partner, while vGPU will handle equipment supply, installation and maintenance. The asset will be issued by licensed Salvadoran entity NOTA S.A.S. de C.V. and designed to trade on permissionless venues including Uniswap. Once sufficient volume and market depth are established, it may become eligible as collateral for minting USDf on Falcon Finance.
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Hyperliquid Policy Center and trade[XYZ], a Hyperliquid perpetual markets deployer, jointly submitted a comment letter to the U.S. SEC proposing a regulatory framework for pre-IPO perpetual contracts, or IPOPs. They recommend eventually allowing U.S. investors, including retail participants, to access such products. IPOPs would not represent shares, voting rights, or IPO allocation rights, but would provide pre-listing price exposure and price discovery. The two parties also urged the SEC and CFTC to clarify whether equity-linked perpetuals are security futures or security-based swaps, and establish rules on disclosures, listing standards, leverage, position limits, and market manipulation.

Pump fun Co-founder: I genuinely don't believe in decentralization
On August 8, 2026, Pump fun co-founder Noah Tweedale stated in an interview with Crypto Insider that he is a massive bear on decentralization. He believes that looking back at internet history, the ultimate winners were companies that controlled the full stack and provided excellent user experiences, rather than underlying infrastructure.
He genuinely does not believe in decentralization, stating that the Pump Foundation solely cares about user experience. Using Solana as an example, he believes on-chain activity has migrated to the relatively centralized Solana because the user experience on Ethereum is poor. As long as the end-user experience is optimal, users do not care if the underlying chain is decentralized.

Wall Street banking giant Citi announced the launch of Custody+, a new suite of near- and real-time custody solutions, and said it expects to go live with digital asset custody later this year, starting with Bitcoin. The service will be built on Citi’s common digital asset architecture and is designed to integrate traditional and crypto custody capabilities within the same framework, providing institutional clients with a one-stop custody experience.
Custody+ also integrates real-time settlement, cash and liquidity management, FX, and AI-powered market intelligence. Through Citi Token Services, Citi also enables near-instantaneous movement of tokenized deposits on a 24/7 basis across select markets.

The Alpha Arena Bali Final will take place on August 20 during CoinFest Asia week in Bali, Indonesia, with MEXC Ventures as the Main Sponsor and TRIV as Co-host. The event is expected to feature 20 traders, including qualifiers from the regional online competition and participants from TRIV, with a total prize pool of $100,000.

According to Bloomberg, Unitree Robotics is set to debut on the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s STAR Market on August 19. Perpetual futures linked to Unitree on Hyperliquid were trading at around $100 on August 18, implying a valuation of roughly $40.5 billion, more than 300% above its approximately $9 billion IPO valuation. Unitree priced its IPO at RMB 150.8 per share. CoinDesk previously reported that the contracts were trading at around $92–$94 on August 15, indicating that the onchain market’s valuation of the company has continued to rise ahead of its listing.

According to Bloomberg, Unitree Robotics is set to debut on the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s STAR Market on August 19. Perpetual futures linked to Unitree on Hyperliquid were trading at around $100 on August 18, implying a valuation of roughly $40.5 billion, more than 300% above its approximately $9 billion IPO valuation. Unitree priced its IPO at RMB 150.8 per share. CoinDesk previously reported that the contracts were trading at around $92–$94 on August 15, indicating that the onchain market’s valuation of the company has continued to rise ahead of its listing.

HTX said it is investigating reports that some addresses received small transfers appearing to originate from HTX. The exchange said an internal review found that it had not initiated any related transfers or testing activity. HTX is examining the source and cause of the transactions, including the possibility of address-labeling or on-chain attribution errors, and said it will disclose findings once confirmed.