Strategy cashes out $104.7 million for dividend buybacks, BitMine increases position by 10,000 ETH, two European companies steadily buy BTC
ME News report, August 4, 2026 (UTC+8): According to comprehensive disclosures from BBX Crypto-related Stock Intelligence, yesterday saw highly strategic divergences in global crypto asset and corporate treasury allocations. The largest holder of Bitcoin unusually cashed out spot holdings to optimize capital structure and return value to shareholders, while the top Ethereum treasury continued to aggressively accumulate despite volatility; meanwhile, European tech and asset management corporations remained steadfast in their dollar-cost averaging discipline, consistently bolstering their digital treasuries.
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- Major company cashes out for capital optimization: Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ: $MSTR) disclosed in its 8-K filing with the U.S. SEC that, between July 27 and August 2, 2026, it sold 1,638 bitcoins at an average price of approximately $63,957, totaling approximately $104.7 million in proceeds.
- Dividends and preferred share repurchase proceed in parallel: Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ: $MSTR) disclosed that approximately $52.4 million of the proceeds were used to pay preferred dividends, and approximately $52.3 million was allocated to repurchase STRC preferred shares. As of August 2, its Bitcoin holdings remain substantial at 842,138 BTC (total cost basis of approximately $63.51 billion, with an average price of about $75,419).
- Ethereum holdings increased by ten thousand: Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: $BMNR) officially disclosed that the company added another 10,399 Ethereum last week. As of August 2, 2026, its total Ethereum holdings have reached 5,797,813 ETH, accounting for approximately 4.8% of Ethereum’s total network supply.
- European treasury continues dollar-cost averaging: French publicly traded company Capital B (Euronext: $ALCAP) announced another purchase of 1 Bitcoin on the secondary market, increasing its total holdings to 3,140 BTC; UK-based London-listed tech company The Smarter Web Company (LSE: $SWC) disclosed recent purchases of 9 Bitcoins, raising its total holdings from previous levels to 2,712 BTC.