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During the week of August 17-23, 2026, which was a strong period for Bitcoin, the company Strategy refrained from buying or selling the cryptocurrency. Instead, it sold 18.26 million shares of MSTR through an ATM program, generating $2 billion in net proceeds. These funds were allocated as follows: $136.4 million to repurchase 1.43 million shares of its own stock (STRC), $300 million to its dollar reserve, and approximately $1.57 billion to a new USD Cash pool. This pool, intended for purposes like future Bitcoin purchases, debt payments, and share buybacks, boosted Strategy's total dollar liquidity to $6.69 billion. The company's Bitcoin holdings remained unchanged at 840,447 BTC, with an average purchase price of $75,385 per coin. Separately, BitMine continued its accumulation of Ethereum, purchasing 32,447 ETH over the same week. CEO Tom Lee stated the company has been buying ETH weekly since launching its treasury strategy in June 2025. Lee cited strengthening fundamentals, asset tokenization on Wall Street, and agent AI as growth drivers, alongside supportive U.S. government policies. He expects the ETH/BTC ratio to rise further, fueled by asset tokenization and AI agent use rather than previous cycle drivers like ICOs and NFTs. BitMine reportedly holds 4.8% of Ethereum's total supply.

Solana has set a new weekly record for non-vote transactions, reaching 1.3 billion, driven by a resurgence in memecoin activity. Network activity has remained high over the past four weeks, consistently surpassing 1 billion non-vote transactions weekly. This surge is attributed to approximately 2.6 million daily active users conducting more transactions, leading Solana's daily burn rate to hit 1.53% on August 23, its highest since early 2025. Primary transaction sources are widely used applications, with daily app fees exceeding $10 million and monthly app revenue over $250 million. The rise in activity has increased network competitiveness, with priority fees and tips for expediting transactions again surpassing $1 million daily. Key drivers include applications like FOMO, which facilitates memecoin launches and copy-trading, and Pump.fun, which now leads blockchain apps in daily fees at over $4.9 million. Beyond transactions, Solana is preparing for significant protocol-level changes. A new Constitution aims to formalize governance rules and empower individual users. Upcoming votes include proposals to reduce inflation over the next six years and potentially increase the burn rate of SOL tokens. SOL traded around $96.19 on August 24, its highest level since May.

The price of the NES token plummeted significantly following suspicious activity and large sell-offs detected on the network. Blockchain observers suggested that one wallet minted approximately $55 million worth of NES tokens and began selling them on decentralized exchanges. This selling pressure caused the price of NES to drop by up to 40%. According to the data, the address in question still holds around $18 million worth of NES, indicating that market sell-off pressure may continue. Prior to the incident, it was reported that about $12.35 million worth (62.9 million NES tokens) were transferred to the Ethereum mainnet in the morning (Turkish time), with claims that liquidity was withdrawn and tokens were sold on the market later that evening. However, data regarding the $55 million token mint and the transfer of 62.9 million NES tokens has not been independently confirmed. The NESA team confirmed in a statement that they detected malicious activity exploiting a vulnerability in their Layer 1 network originating from Cosmos EVM. They stated they are working to contain the impact, responded promptly, and will restore services after implementing a software patch and additional measures to ensure secure network operation. Nesa also notified all cryptocurrency exchanges and stated deposit operations will resume after necessary work is completed. The article includes a chart showing the NES price decline following the exploit and concludes with a standard disclaimer that this is not investment advice.

Deel and Mesh have partnered to enable global salary payments in stablecoins. Deel, an international HR platform, integrates with Mesh's digital asset payment infrastructure to streamline and secure crypto transactions. The collaboration aims to reduce errors such as sending funds to incorrect addresses or using the wrong blockchain network. Mesh verifies accounts across over 300 cryptocurrency wallets and exchanges, allowing Deel to send payments directly to verified addresses without manual entry. This verification is increasingly important as more employees opt to receive wages in digital assets. The partnership seeks to make stablecoin payouts safer for both workers and companies. This initiative is part of Mesh's broader expansion, including the Mesh Alliance Program for payment system interoperability, an AI-powered Mesh Wallet for stablecoin operations, and partnerships with Paxos's Global Dollar Network, AMINA Bank, and Rain.

Nvidia's stock (NVDA) experienced significant volatility, initially rising before falling on news related to its Groq acquisition. The company announced mass production of its Groq 3 LPX racks, technology acquired for $20 billion. These racks, designed for AI data processing, will be deployed with Nebius Group to offer cloud providers a premium, low-latency AI service tier, enabling higher pricing. Nvidia's market cap stands at approximately $5.2 trillion. Analysts remain bullish ahead of Nvidia's Q2 earnings report. Rosenblatt Securities maintains a "Buy" rating and a $325 price target, expecting results to exceed Wall Street forecasts. Wedbush analyst Matt Bryson also anticipates strong performance and guidance, citing robust hyperscale spending and superior supply chain management. The financial results are scheduled for release after the market closes on Wednesday.