Strive bought 1,110 BTC for $81.5M, lifting total holdings to 21,356 BTC and ranking as the seventh-largest public bitcoin holder per SEC 8-K filing.
Bitcoin miners MARA and CleanSpark reported double-digit quarterly revenue declines as both push aggressively into AI infrastructure, leveraging their grid-connected power assets as mining economics deteriorate post-halving.
Block’s Q2 2026 bitcoin ecosystem gross profit fell 31% YoY to $72M as Cash App fee cuts reduced bitcoin revenue, while total bitcoin ecosystem revenue was $1.89B and the company raised its full-year gross profit guidance to $12.51B despite unrealized BTC losses and a 9,032-BTC treasury; USDC support was launched in Cash App and shares traded lower after hours.