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Forward Industries began its Solana treasury strategy on September 8, 2025, buying and staking SOL, but the position has produced roughly $1 billion in unrealized losses even as it earned about 6.7% staking yield. The company reported a $585.65 million net loss for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, including $560.2 million of unrealized digital-asset losses and a $33 million impairment on its fwdSOL token. Its shares have fallen from $46 on September 12, 2025 to $4.71, while it holds 6,979,967 SOL with SOL priced around $91 versus $206 at launch.

In the first quarter of 2026, Wells Fargo increased its holdings in ether ETFs while adjusting several bitcoin ETF positions and reshaping crypto-linked equities. By March 31, its stake in BlackRock's iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA) rose about 63% to roughly 1.1 million shares, and it also expanded exposure to Strategy while sharply cutting Galaxy Digital.

Metaplanet Inc. (TSE: 3350) released its Q1 2026 results, saying it held 40,177 BTC as of March 31, 2026 and recorded a quarterly net loss of ¥114,493 million ($725.56 million). The company said the loss largely reflected non-cash bitcoin valuation losses of ¥116,356 million ($737.36 million) as prices corrected, while it reaffirmed its FY2026 outlook of ¥16,000 million in net sales and ¥11,400 million in operating profit.

U.S. equities saw sharp intraday swings Tuesday, with the Nasdaq 100 reversing to a 1.5% rally into the close while the S&P 500 finished less than 12 points lower. The Cboe VIX Index briefly jumped to 19.01—its highest since April 28—before ending the day lower, as options activity pointed to rising interest in VIX calls and more defensive positioning in long-term bonds.

In Q1 2026, Jane Street reduced several Bitcoin-linked positions while increasing exposure to Ether ETFs and select crypto-related equities. It cut BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust to about 5.9 million shares ($225 million) and trimmed Fidelity's spot Bitcoin ETF to roughly 2 million shares ($115 million), while lowering Strategy (MSTR) from about 968,000 shares to around 210,000. Over the same period, the firm expanded positions in Ether ETF products and increased stakes in names such as Riot, Coinbase and Galaxy Digital.

Strategy is estimated to have added about 2,110 BTC on May 13, with the purchase funded by new proceeds from its STRC perpetual preferred stock program. The company previously said it raised $206 million by selling 2.12 million STRC shares, and its bitcoin holdings would climb to roughly 820,979 BTC if the estimate is confirmed.

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Strategy disclosed a 535 BTC purchase worth $43 million at an average price of $80,340 per coin, lifting the largest Bitcoin digital asset treasury total to 818,869 BTC. The firm said its 2026 BTC yield stands at 9.4%, while its average cost across holdings is $75,540, implying about $4.30 billion in unrealized gains at current levels. MSTR also rose to $195.94 after a 4.45% daily jump, as traders increasingly treat it as a high-beta, leveraged proxy for Bitcoin.

Given the collision between Micron's record-breaking $33.5 billion revenue guidance and an extreme overbought technical signal, the current volatility will likely serve as a critical reset that determines if the stock can sustain its 700% rally toward the $1,000 psychological milestone.