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Swedish H100 Reported a Loss of $26 Billion for the First Half Due to Bitcoin Price Decline

The Swedish medical-tech and Bitcoin treasury company H100 Group reported a pre-tax loss of SEK 253 million (approx. $26 million) for the first half of 2026. The Q2 2026 loss was SEK 98 million ($10.3 million). The company attributed nearly the entire Q2 loss to a non-cash impairment charge due to the decline in Bitcoin's price during that period. Operationally, H100 reported a profit of SEK 6.1 million for H1 2026, slightly up from SEK 5.8 million a year earlier. In early August, H100 became Europe's second-largest corporate Bitcoin treasury after acquiring two smaller Norwegian Bitcoin treasury firms and their crypto assets. This deal increased H100's Bitcoin holdings to 3,506 BTC (worth approx. $226 million), placing it just behind Germany's Bitcoin Group (3,605 BTC). The company's stock price fell 4.2% on Tuesday and is down 24% year-to-date.

cryptonews.ru1h ago

Swedish H100 Reported a Loss of $26 Billion for the First Half Due to Bitcoin Price Decline

cryptonews.ru1h ago

Sweden’s H100 reports $26M H1 loss driven by falling Bitcoin value

Sweden-listed H100 Group, a health-tech and Bitcoin treasury company, reported significant losses for the first half of 2026. It posted a pre-tax H1 loss of 253 million Swedish kronor ($26 million), with a Q2 loss of 98 million kronor. The company attributed nearly all of the Q2 loss to a non-cash write-down driven by the decline in Bitcoin's value. Despite the losses, operating income for H1 saw a slight year-on-year increase. In August, H100 became Europe's second-largest Bitcoin treasury firm by holdings, following the acquisition of two Norwegian companies, bringing its total to 3,506 BTC. The company's share price has fallen significantly year-to-date.

cointelegraph1h ago

Sweden’s H100 reports $26M H1 loss driven by falling Bitcoin value

cointelegraph1h ago

What Are the Odds: Only 6% of Solana Meme Traders Made a Profit Over 90 Days

Memecoin Trading on Solana: Only 6% Turn a Profit in 90 Days A new dashboard tracking Solana memecoin traders reveals that only 6.25% were profitable over the last 90 days. Out of 304,161 active traders, just 19,003 made a profit, with the average trader losing $120. Realized losses across the sector totaled $1.26 billion, and among profitable traders, 88% earned less than $100. Only 25 wallets gained over $10,000, indicating a shift from high-yield opportunities to a peer-to-peer transfer of losses. Despite poor profitability compared to other crypto speculation, memecoin activity remains high, driven by incentives like copy-trading, influencer tokens, and point farming. Platforms like Pump.fun are seeing record fee revenue, exceeding $4.4 million daily. The model persists partly because launches are fully on-chain, bypassing centralized exchange listings and pre-launch hype. New applications like FOMO, which features social copy-trading, have attracted novice users who often incur immediate losses. Similarly, a platform launched by influencer Ansem uses airdrops to drive engagement, though trading there typically leads to losses as well. The trend suggests that while memecoins continue to draw in new participants, the vast majority end up losing money.

cryptonews.ru2h ago

What Are the Odds: Only 6% of Solana Meme Traders Made a Profit Over 90 Days

cryptonews.ru2h ago

MAYAChain Halts Network Following $1.7 Million Exploit

Maya Protocol, a cross-chain decentralized exchange (DEX), has halted its network after an attacker exploited a series of software vulnerabilities, making off with approximately $1.7 million in crypto assets. According to pseudonymous co-founder Aalux, the attacker stole roughly 20 Bitcoins worth $1.4 million and an additional $300,000 in other assets. The protocol has been fully paused to prevent further damage while vulnerabilities are addressed. A preliminary technical analysis links the incident to six interrelated bugs in trading accounts, outbound transaction processing, and pool liquidity calculations. The attacker allegedly used a single transaction with 23 messages to trigger a false theft detection, artificially inflate a low-liquidity pool, and withdraw 48.87 million CACAO tokens from the Maya Asgard module. Approximately $1.36 million of the stolen funds were transferred to external blockchains, with another $291,000 in CACAO and trading positions remaining on MAYAChain. During the incident, the CACAO token price plummeted 88.7% from around $0.115 to $0.013. While the total value across protocol pools dropped by $10.9 million, this figure includes arbitrage activity and token devaluation, not solely the assets directly stolen by the attacker.

cryptonews.ru8h ago

MAYAChain Halts Network Following $1.7 Million Exploit

cryptonews.ru8h ago

Lei Jun Reports Xiaomi's Q2 Performance, Phone Premiumization Takes Effect, While Automotive and AI Continue 'Burning Cash'

Xiaomi released its Q2 2026 financial results, showing mixed performance. Total revenue was approximately 108.9 billion yuan, down 6.1% year-over-year, while adjusted net profit fell 42.6% to about 6.2 billion yuan. The company's core smartphone business saw a 7.5% decline in revenue to 42.1 billion yuan, primarily due to lower shipment volumes, partially offset by a record high average selling price (ASP) which rose 25.9%. Xiaomi's global smartphone market share held steady at third place. Its AIoT platform connected over 1.16 billion devices, a 17.4% increase. Despite pressures on traditional revenue streams, Xiaomi continues heavy investment in new growth areas. Its innovation segment, encompassing smart electric vehicles and AI, generated 24.9 billion yuan in revenue (up 17.1%), but reported an operating loss of 2.6 billion yuan. Capital expenditure for these businesses reached 2.4 billion yuan in Q2. Vehicle deliveries grew 28.2% to 104,199 units, with cumulative deliveries for the SU7 series surpassing 500,000 units by mid-August. The company also highlighted significant R&D spending of 9.2 billion yuan for the quarter. On the technology front, Xiaomi announced several AI and software developments, including the new Xiaomi HyperOS 4, the "Super Xiaoai 2.0" assistant, and advancements in its MiMo large language model and robotics platform. The company noted its first-generation self-developed chip, the Xuangjie O1, has surpassed one million units shipped across three products, with a new generation chip soon to be released. Management acknowledged that memory price increases impacted low-end phone sales more severely but expects the trend to moderate.

marsbit14h ago

Lei Jun Reports Xiaomi's Q2 Performance, Phone Premiumization Takes Effect, While Automotive and AI Continue 'Burning Cash'

marsbit14h ago

3-Month Loss of $10 Billion, DAT Companies Begin to Return to Rationality

During the recent earnings season, major Digital Asset Treasury (DAT) companies reported staggering combined losses of approximately $10 billion for Q2 and over $30 billion for the first half, primarily due to markdowns on their bitcoin holdings. However, contrary to expectations, their stock prices have rebounded from June lows, indicating the market had already priced in these losses. The key shift is a collective return to rationality. Companies like Strategy, Sharplink, and Metaplanet are now prioritizing a new core metric: increasing the amount of crypto assets per share. This marks a departure from last year's aggressive growth-at-all-costs narrative. To achieve this, they are adopting disciplined capital allocation—issuing stock to buy crypto when trading at a premium, and halting dilution or initiating buybacks when at a discount. Some, like Strategy, have even broken "never sell" pledges to uphold this discipline. A major tool enabling this strategy is the STRC model—perpetual preferred shares offering high dividends (e.g., 12-13%) to raise fixed-income capital for purchasing bitcoin. Strive, Bitmine, and Metaplanet have launched their own variants. Sharplink pursues a different path, staking its vast Ethereum holdings to generate native yield. While the premium of DAT stocks over their underlying crypto asset value has declined and may not fully return, the model is evolving rather than ending. Stripped of hype, DAT firms are becoming actively managed, leveraged thematic funds. Their survival through massive losses and continued institutional investment (with major funds adding billions to positions during downturns) suggests the industry is maturing into a more calculated, long-term business focused on compounding crypto per share.

marsbitYesterday 10:02

3-Month Loss of $10 Billion, DAT Companies Begin to Return to Rationality

marsbitYesterday 10:02

Calterah Races for the STAR Market: 31% Market Share, Over 900 Million in Losses, the Berkeley Mentor-Student Duo's Path to Breakthrough in Millimeter-Wave Radar

Calterah Microelectronics (Calterah), a Shanghai-based automotive chip company specializing in millimeter-wave radar chips, has filed for a listing on China's Sci-Tech Innovation Board (STAR Market), seeking to raise 3.49 billion yuan. Founded in 2014 by Dr. Chen Jiashu, a UC Berkeley PhD, and his professor Ali Niknejad, Calterah pioneered the use of CMOS technology for automotive-grade 77GHz radar chips, challenging the dominance of global giants like Texas Instruments. The company has grown rapidly, with revenue soaring from 206 million yuan in 2023 to 632 million yuan in 2025. It holds a 31.1% share in China's automotive millimeter-wave radar chip market and a 4% global share, with cumulative shipments exceeding 30 million chips for clients including BYD, Geely, NIO, Volvo, and Rivian. Despite strong market traction, Calterah faces significant financial challenges. It has reported cumulative net losses exceeding 900 million yuan over the past three and a half years, driven by massive R&D spending, which accounted for 147.75% of revenue in 2023. Operating cash flow remains negative, and the company relies heavily on external financing. Other risks include high customer and supplier concentration, with its top five distributors accounting for over 99% of revenue and overseas procurement exceeding 50%. Supply chain security is a concern due to reliance on foundries like TSMC. The proceeds from the IPO will fund R&D for high-performance radar chips, ultra-wideband (UWB) chips for applications like digital car keys, and a new technology center. Calterah aims to expand beyond automotive into industrial and consumer sectors. However, it faces intense competition, potential price wars, and the long, costly cycle of automotive-grade certification. Its path forward hinges on achieving profitability, maintaining technological leadership, and building a sustainable business model in a fiercely competitive global market.

marsbit2 days ago 12:25

Calterah Races for the STAR Market: 31% Market Share, Over 900 Million in Losses, the Berkeley Mentor-Student Duo's Path to Breakthrough in Millimeter-Wave Radar

marsbit2 days ago 12:25

AI Agent Claude Led a Store to Losses and Fired a Human

The AI agent Claude, developed by Anthropic, served as the manager of a real retail store, Andon Market in San Francisco, during an experiment by startup Andon Labs. The experiment aimed to test if a large language model could manage a business, including personnel and financial decisions. Claude ultimately recommended firing an employee for repeated lateness (17 out of 23 shifts), marking a documented case of an AI making such a personnel decision. However, the process revealed significant limitations. Claude initially failed to notice the lateness pattern because company guidelines vanished from its limited working memory, showing it can "forget" crucial information. Furthermore, the AI was generally overly lenient, even telling employees not to worry about being late. The final decision to terminate was not autonomous; a human manager had to prompt Claude to review the guidelines and, after Claude initially suggested a warning, explicitly pointed out that previous talks had failed, effectively guiding the AI to the dismissal recommendation. Financially, the store's funds dropped from about $100,000 to roughly $61,186 over five months, partly attributed to Claude's soft management and questionable business choices. An employee described working under AI management as a nauseating experience, driven by necessity, and expressed hope that AIs don't become human bosses. The experiment concludes that while AI can execute managerial actions, it currently acts more as a tool requiring significant human oversight and prompting rather than a full replacement for a human leader, though the line between assistant and manager is blurring. The case aligns with previous tests showing Claude's systemic leniency and difficulty maintaining business rules without constant human cues, highlighting architectural limits like constrained context windows rather than true "forgetfulness."

cryptonews.ru2 days ago 07:14

AI Agent Claude Led a Store to Losses and Fired a Human

cryptonews.ru2 days ago 07:14

Greenlane Treasury's $70M BERA Position Ends Q2 Valued at $16M

Greenlane Holdings' cryptocurrency treasury, focused on the $BERA token, ended Q2 with its portfolio valued at $16.4 million—a drop of over 76% from its $70 million cost basis, according to regulatory filings. The company held 81.3 million $BERA tokens as of June 30. This $53.8 million difference led to a non-cash impairment loss of $19.1 million for the quarter, contributing to a net loss of $24.8 million. The digital assets segment generated $309,000 in staking and yield income during the same period. Greenlane, a Nasdaq-listed firm that pivoted from cannabis accessories to a digital treasury strategy, designated $BERA as its primary reserve asset in October 2025. Despite increasing its holdings since March, the token's price has fallen about 75.9% this year, trading around $0.146 at the time of reporting.

cryptonews.ru2 days ago 07:13

Greenlane Treasury's $70M BERA Position Ends Q2 Valued at $16M

cryptonews.ru2 days ago 07:13

From Mining to Artificial Intelligence: A $9.1 Billion Contract Shifts Riot Platforms' Business Model

The American bitcoin mining company Riot Platforms has entered into a major 20-year lease and service agreement for a 191 MW data center in Texas. The contract, reportedly with AI lab Anthropic, is expected to generate approximately $9.1 billion in revenue through 2048, potentially reaching $16.1 billion with extensions. This deal was announced alongside Riot's Q2 2026 results, which revealed a net loss of $237.2 million despite an 11% increase in bitcoin production to 1,587 BTC. While mining revenue fell 19.3% year-over-year to $113.7 million, overall revenue grew 14% to $174.2 million, boosted by a $23.2 million contribution from the data center segment. The contract signifies a strategic shift for Riot, providing a long-term revenue stream decoupled from bitcoin's price volatility. This move is part of a broader industry trend where bitcoin miners are repurposing energy infrastructure to serve the high-demand AI computing sector.

cryptonews.ru08/15 11:51

From Mining to Artificial Intelligence: A $9.1 Billion Contract Shifts Riot Platforms' Business Model