BitMine increased its holdings by 10,399 Ethereum last week. As of August 2, 2026, its total Ethereum holdings reached 5,797,813 ETH, accounting for approximately 4.8% of the total Ethereum supply. The total value of cryptocurrencies, cash, and other investment assets held by BitMine is approximately $11.3 billion, which includes $173 million in cash and securities, 209 Bitcoins, $180 million in equity assets from Beast Industries, and a $61 million investment in Eightco Holdings (ORBS). Currently, the amount of staked Ethereum is 4,917,189 ETH, representing 85% of total holdings, valued at approximately $9.2 billion, with an annualized staking yield of about $247 million.
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Banco Santander's Form 13F-HR, filed July 29, 2026, reports 129,615 shares of BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust worth $4.31M as of June 30 — its first-ever disclosed spot-bitcoin-ETF position, alongside a first ether-ETF holding. What the filing shows is a quarter-end snapshot of ETF shares; what it does not show is motive, or bitcoin on the bank's balance sheet.




Agave v4.2 targets mainnet feature activations on 17 August 2026, but the slot-time change is only step one of a five-step reduction — 400ms to 350ms, not the 200ms end state. Alpenglow's complete code ships with this release; its activation is set for v4.3.











Japan and the United States bought yen together on 31 July 2026, their first coordinated yen-buying operation since June 1998, and the currency has since firmed from a 40-year low of 163.99 into the 155-156 area. This explainer sets out the three channels linking the yen to bitcoin: carry-trade unwind risk, yen-denominated repricing, and the dollar-weakness correlation that points the other way.
