Strive spent heavily to accumulate 1,110 BTC, BitMine bought 32,000 ETH, and CleanCore dumped its Dogecoin holdings to pivot to AI.
ME News report, August 25, 2026 (UTC+8): According to comprehensive disclosures from BBX Crypto-related Stock Information, yesterday saw an extreme trend globally among crypto assets and physical enterprises in treasury management: “centralization of core assets” and “liquidation of peripheral assets.” Top U.S. treasury firms are significantly accelerating their accumulation of absolute core assets such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, reaching volumes of tens of thousands of units per week; meanwhile, some enterprises holding non-core assets like meme coins have decisively opted to liquidate their positions, redirecting all proceeds into hardened AI computing infrastructure.
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- Major institutional investors accelerate accumulation: Strive (NASDAQ: $ASST) disclosed in its 8-K filing with the U.S. SEC that, between August 17 and 21, 2026, it purchased 1,110 bitcoins at an average price of approximately $73,409, marking a significant increase in buying volume compared to the previous weeks.
- Breaking the 21,000 BTC milestone: As of August 21, Strive (NASDAQ: $ASST) holds a total of 21,356 BTC, while maintaining extremely healthy liquidity on its balance sheet, with an additional 505,000 shares of Strategy STRC preferred stock (fair value of approximately $48.57 million) and approximately $171.9 million in cash.
- The ultimate burn of Ethereum supply: Nasdaq-listed mining company Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: $BMNR) disclosed a significant increase of 32,447 Ethereum last week. As of August 23, 2026, its total ETH holdings reached an astonishing 5,847,611 ETH (approximately 4.8% of the total network supply), with the combined value of its crypto assets, cash, and equity rising to approximately $14.9 billion.
- Annualized staking yield reaches $330 million: Bitmine (NYSE: $BMNR) has maintained its staked Ethereum at 5,067,309 ETH (87% of total holdings), with staked assets valued at approximately $12.4 billion, generating an annualized staking yield of about $330 million.
- Liquidating meme assets for compute: Cleaning products company CleanCore announced it raised approximately $100 million through a stock offering and sold all 463 million Dogecoin (DOGE) previously held on its balance sheet, generating approximately $33.4 million in cash. The total over $130 million in proceeds will be fully allocated to support its comprehensive transition into AI infrastructure operations in Minnesota.
- Decentralized compute introduces deflationary economics: Decentralized compute network Aethir announces the ACCELERATE initiative to accelerate the deployment of AI data center GPU compute capacity in Europe and the United States. The initiative has secured 10 sites (with a total capacity of 20 megawatts) and is expected to generate a total contract value of up to $2 billion. Simultaneously, it introduces an ATH token burn mechanism, enabling token holders to benefit from growing on-chain revenue.