Strategy (MSTR) rose 6% to $118 on Aug. 21, extending its five-session gain to 27%. The total crypto market cap climbed from $2.1 trillion on Aug. 19 to $2.5 trillion, while Bitcoin moved above $79,000 for the first time since May 2026 and surpassed Meta in market-cap rankings. Other crypto-linked stocks also advanced, with Coinbase (COIN) up 6.81% to $184 and Circle (CRCL) up 7% to $89.

Circle (NYSE: CRCL) shares fell 3.83% on Aug. 19, closing at $71, even as its euro stablecoin EURC supply rose 100% year over year to €400 million. USDC posted $849 billion in transaction volume in July, accounting for 62% of total stablecoin volume that month. Since Aug. 3, CRCL is still up 22% amid continued buying by ARK Invest.

Bank of America increased positions in several crypto ETFs in Q2 2026, lifting its stake in BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF by 77% and reporting holdings in Ethereum and XRP ETFs for the first time, for about $94 million in net exposure. The changes were disclosed in a 13F filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The bank also sharply reduced its MicroStrategy stock position by 70%.

Bitmine said it repurchased 1.7 million BMNR shares between August 10 and August 14, bringing total buybacks since July 1, 2026, to more than 20.8 million shares. Following the announcement, BMNR shares rose 4% to $18 on August 17. The company also lifted its Ethereum holdings to 5.82 million.

An SEC filing shows Strategy sold nearly 3.46 million MSTR shares last week for about $333.7 million under its at-the-market program. It used $132.2 million of the net proceeds to repurchase STRC and $52.4 million to pay STRC dividends. Strategy also allocated $149.1 million to raise its USD reserves to $4.8 billion. The company still has 21.7 million MSTR shares available for issuance under the program.

Coinbase has launched derivatives trading in the UK spanning crypto, stocks, commodities and foreign exchange, marking another step in its “Everything Exchange” strategy. Eligible investors can trade more than 170 contracts, after the platform previously opened 24/5 U.S. stock trading to all UK users. Coinbase shares closed down 3.2% at $148.68 on Monday, then rose 0.4% in Tuesday premarket trading. Bitcoin rebounded to $64,134, with trading volume jumping 45%.

Riot Platforms shares rose 18% in premarket trading after the Bitcoin miner was reported to have struck a $9.1 billion computing deal with AI company Anthropic. The move followed a selloff a day earlier after the company’s Q2 results missed expectations, with revenue of $153.27 million versus $155.59 million and a loss per share of $0.33 versus an expected loss of $0.23. Bitcoin mining revenue fell to $113 million for the quarter.

Robinhood has launched zero-commission crypto trading in the UK through Bitstamp, offering access to more than 50 cryptocurrencies. Users will pay a 0.1% foreign-exchange fee, which can rise to 0.3% for certain weekend conversions. The news lifted HOOD shares 0.77% to above $94 after the stock closed up 2.84% on Friday. Robinhood’s Q2 results beat expectations, but crypto transaction revenue fell to $100 million, while Bernstein kept a $160 price target.

Mara Holdings reported a net loss of $611.5 million for April 2026 through June 2026, driven by the drop in Bitcoin prices and related impairment on its holdings. The company said it held 35,577 Bitcoin worth about $2.1 billion, compared with net income of $808 million in Q2 2025. Revenue fell short of the $208.37 million Wall Street estimate. After the results, the stock slid 5.25% to close at $10.